Love At 90 Miles An Hour

(Chris Knight/Sam Tate/Annie Tate)

It Was A Dusty July Morning, She Was Headed Into Town

Me And Bob Were Stringing Barbwire And Digging Holes In The Ground

I Thought I'd Seen An Angel When She Rolled Her Window Down

And When I Heard Heaven Calling Boys, I Didn't Stand Around

She Was The Ranchers Only Daughter And Her Mama's Little Girl

But I Had Me 14 Dollars So I Promised Her The World

She Said I Caught Her Eye The Day Her Daddy Hired Me On

She Dropped The Hammer On That Mustang, Like A Bullet We Were Gone

Love At 90 Miles An Hour's A Little Hard To Understand

She Was Almost An Angel, I Was Almost A Man

She Didn't Hear Her Conscience And I Didn't Have A Clue

Love At 90 Miles An Hour's All We Had To Hang On To

Next Morning At The Bar J, Another Dusty July Day

Bob Met Me At The Barn Door With My Bedroll And My Pay

Her Daddy Crossed The Backyard, Lord I Thought He Had A Gun

She Had To Drag Me In That Mustang Cause I Was Too Scared To Run

Love At 90 Miles An Hour's A Little Hard To Understand

She Was Almost An Angel, I Was Almost A Man

She Didn't Hear Her Conscience And I Didn't Have A Clue

Love At 90 Miles An Hour's All We Had To Hang On To

Well It Took A Couple Years For The Dust To Settle Down

But Now We're Raising Us A Family On The Other Side Of Town

Someday We'll Buy Some Cattle And A Bigger Piece Of Land

But When Our Daughter Learns To Drive We're Gonna Fire The Hired Hand

Love At 90 Miles An Hour's A Little Hard To Understand

She Was Almost An Angel, I Was Almost A Man

She Didn't Hear Her Conscience And I Didn't Have A Clue

Love At 90 Miles An Hour's All We Had To Hang On To