Maggie Creek Road

Mama stood on the front porch wringing her hands

Watched the tail lights fading on his black Trans Am

With her precious little baby taking off inside

Staring at him with stars in her eyes

She tried to tell her, but the girl might as well have been deaf

She wasn't gonna listen to a word she said

Don't go down Maggie Creek Road

With a boy looking like that

He'll tell you things that you wanna hear

And there'll be no turning back

There's an oak tree down by the lake

In the shade where the wild flowers grow

What'll happen, only heaven knows

So don't go down Maggie Creek Road

It was a still black night, as dark as cold

Nobody heard her when she said "no"

She kicked and screamed and got free somehow

Tore her dress on the door when he pushed her out

She walked 13 miles on the gravel road

With tears in her eyes 20 years ago

Don't go down Maggie Creek Road

With a boy looking like that

He'll tell you things that you wanna hear

And there'll be no turning back

There's an oak tree down by the lake

In the shade where the wild flowers grow

What'll happen, only heaven knows

So don't go down Maggie Creek Road

Somehow mama's always known

'Cause they shoulda been home an hour ago

When she pulled up, it was just going down

She turned her headlights off, didn't make a sound

She heard her baby cry "no," but he wouldn't stop

Her heart went cold, and her blood ran hot

With a pistol in her hand, she opened his door

You don't wanna see mama go to war

Don't go down Maggie Creek Road

With a boy looking like that

He'll tell you things that you wanna hear

And there'll be no turning back

There's an oak tree down by the lake

In the shade where the wild flowers grow

What'll happen, only heaven knows

So don't go down

I said, don't go down Maggie Creek Road

Oh, don't go down Maggie Creek Road

Oh, don't go down Maggie Creek Road

Maggie Creek Road