Spanntown Road

One Two Three There's a woman who lives On Spanntown Road Cause she has nowhere to go See, her husband left And her kids have gone And she just passes the time Sittin' all alone Hey, hey! What you gonna do? One of these days it might come to you So tighten up your sneakers Lighten up your load Take a trip with me down Spanntown Road Now, just down past Where that lady lives There's a man and a woman and a mess of kids The man makes his livin' Burnin' in the fields The woman makes babies and pays the bills Well, well! Where you gonna go? Just because you wish it don't make it so So button up your collar Shake off your coat Let's keep walkin' down Spanntown Road Now, just a little further on down the line Is a man makin' whiskey from the watermelon vine He waves when he sees you And offers you a smile Says his women he can carry you a country mile Oh no! You can never tell But then again, I guess it's just as well So listen to me, people And I'll tell you why it's so Everybody knows a place like Spanntown Road So listen to me, people And I'll tell you why it's so Everybody knows a place like Spanntown Road