I was raised off of rural route three
Out past where the blacktop ends
Wed walk to church on Sunday morning
And race barefoot back to Johnsons fence
Thats where I first saw Mary
On that roadside pickin blackberries
That summer I turned the corner in my soul
Down that red dirt road
Her daddy didnt like me much
In my shackled up GTO
Id sneak out in the middle of the night
Throw rocks at her bedroom window
Wed turn out the headlights
And drive by the moonlight
Talk about what the future might hold
Down that red dirt road
Its where I drank my first beer
Its where I found Jesus
Where I wrecked my first car
I tore it all to pieces
I learned the path to Heaven
Is full of sinners and believers
Learned that happiness on Earth
Aint just for high achievers I learned
Ive come to know theres life at both ends
Of that red dirt road
I went out into the world
And I came back in
I lost Mary
Oh, I got her back again
And driving home tonight
Feels like I found a long lost friend
Its where I drank my first beer
Its where I found Jesus
Where I wrecked my first car
I tore it all to pieces
I learned the path to Heaven
Is full of sinners and believers
Learned that happiness on Earth
Aint just for high achievers oh, I learned
Ive come to know theres life at both ends
Oh, Ive learned, Ive come to know theres life at both ends
Of that red dirt road