High Road

Susie was a pearl of a woman Jack was a golden man, She told him she'd love him forever And he gave her a wedding band Parents said they were just children, Love comes as fast as it leaves They think the day they've built the foundation 'Till life knocks it down with a breeze! Living comes natural to many Love comes natural to few You take the high road to freedom I'll take the long road to you Jack bought himself a new tractor, The bank bought him the land Said the work may be hard but it's honest, I'll pay them by May if I can Sometimes they talk about children Names, and things that it'll do If it's a girl we'll call her Johanna, She'll grow up to be just like you Living comes natural to many Love comes natural to few You take the high road to freedom I'll take the long road to you Jack was out ploughing the south field Trying to beat the next rain Susie, she watched through window As the down pour finally came He was riding the side of the terrace When the mud gave way to wheel Tractor tipped over on Jack The cold was all he could feel Susie ran out to the rain storm Threw her arms around her true love The tears were lost in the water, Next to a puddle of blood He told his wife not to worry Said the soft ground has broken my fall He told he'd loved her forever Then he didn't say nothing at all. Susie grew old and grey headed She never did marry again Jack took the high road to freedom, She took the long road to him Living comes natural to many Love comes natural to few You take the high road to freedom I'll take the long road to you --------------- Works best fingerpicked,