Misc Your Songs - Gary stephens - gravel roads

^EI grew up ^Dwalkin down a ^Alittle gravel ^Eroad ^DYellin for all my ^Abuddies to come play ^Eball ^EWe filled up all the ^Ddaylight between ^Amorning and ^Enight ^DI look back now with ^Awonder at that ^Elife My ^Dhouse was on the ^Adead end of a ^Edead end gravel ^Aroad

^EDrove my first ^Dcar down those ^Alittle gravel ^Eroads ^DKissed my first ^Agirl friend and fell in^E love ^EGot my heart ^Dbroke there but I ^Alived to love ^Eagain ^DWe'd lay on our backs and ^Astare up at the s^Etars ^DMarried my high school ^Asweatheart she's from ^Ethose little gravel ^Aroads

My ^Ddad worked at the factory so he ^Agot me my first job Building ^Ecars as they rolled down the ^Aline That ^Dfactory was the lifeline ^Aof our little town The hours were ^Elong and the work was h^Aard In 1^D973 the price of ^Aoil went through the roof Left me ^Estandin in the unemployment ^Aline

^ETook my wife and ^Dkids I left those ^Alittle gravel ^Eroads ^DMoved far ^Aaway to make a new ^Estart ^EThe sun always ^Dshines here and the ^Asnow it never ^Efalls ^DBut those little gravel ^Aroads still fill my ^Eheart And I ^Dcan't stop ^Ayearning for those ^Elittle gravel ^Aroads

^EI've been away too ^Dlong from those ^Alittle gravel ^Eroads ^DAnd one day I ^Aknow I'll be goin ^Ehome ^EMy kids are all ^Dgrown and ^Anow they're on their ^Eown ^DAnd all my workin ^Adays will soon be ^Edone ^DI'll see my friends and fam^Aily on those ^Elittle gravel ^Aroads

Then o^Dne day I'll be ^Acarried down a ^Elittle gravel ^Droad ^A