One September morning when I was five
My daddy said, ";Son, rise from your bed.";
I thought, I must be dreaming, it's still dark outside
He said, ";Son if you fall behind you'll never get ahead
Here's your little brown cowboy shirt, put it on
Here's your little brown cowboy pants, put 'em on
Here's your little brown shoes, can you tie them yourself?
Get into the car, we're gone!";
We drove, it seemed like forever,
Further than I'd ever been away from home
Then my daddy stopped the car, and he turned to me
He said, ";Son it's time to make us proud of you,
It's time to do what's right
Gonna have to learn to work hard";
I said, ";Work? What are you talking about?
You're not gonna leave me here, are you?";
He said ";Yes I am!";
And drove off into the morning light
For a while I stood there, on the sidewalk