Lilies Of The Field

Intro: Billy had a yearning and an ache inside So he bought himself a Harley and he learned to ride Purred just like a baby, low and sweet and true And he aimed it at the place where the blacktop turns to blue Penny was a waitress down in Tupelo They said that she was trouble, I don't really know But something in her spirit touched something in his soul And he took her to his heart and he never let her go She said, "If I had an ounce of courage, I would leave this town Life'll get you nowhere 'til they put you in the ground" But the lilies of the field, they neither reap nor sow I wanna buy me a Winnebago and a map of Mexico Go rolling down the highway where life's secrets are revealed Dancing in the wind like the lilies of the field Penny had a secret growing deep inside And she'd never known a man to love another's child Somewhere west of Tucson she just ran out of time So she made a quick decision and she made him walk the line She said, "If you had an ounce of courage, you would take a stand Don't nobody argue with a pistol in your hand" Oh, the lilies of the field, they neither reap nor sow I wanna buy me a Winnebago and a map of Mexico Go rolling down the highway where life's secrets are revealed Dancing in the wind like the lilies of the field Billy pleaded guilty, ninety-nine to life Penny disappeared into the desert night Then she took his pistol out on Highway 2 And she aimed it at the place where the blacktop turns to blue She said, "If you had an ounce of courage, you would leave this town Life'll get you nowhere 'til they put you in the ground" Oh, the lilies of the field, they neither reap nor sow I wanna buy me a Winnebago and a map of Mexico Go rolling down the highway where life's secrets are revealed Dancing in the wind like the lilies of the field Like the lilies of the field