^AHis daddy said son you oughta quit dreamin' Put your feet on the ground and your future in the hands of the L^Eord But the boy said ^Ano that ain't enough dad All you got here is a ce^Eiling' four walls and a ^Afloor He left his h^Dome in Buckalou Coun^Aty He went thumbin' and sleepin' on the roadside livin' in je^Eans Along about ^APittsburgh he got him a good job Bought him a brand new Ma^Elibu Chevy that was part of his dr^Aeams

He bought a lotta tapes for his Malibu Chevy but he didn't want m^Eore And the pretty girl s^Aaid boy you oughta slow down He said who needs a ce^Eiling' four walls and a ^Afloor He did a little ^Ddrinkin' he did a little ^Agamblin' Shot a little nine ball bet a little money on the football ga^Emes He picked up a ha^Abit he got it on the sidewalk His habit got bi^Egger but his weekly paycheck stayed the s^Aame

The pretty girl begged him to give up the habit and to work on a c^Ehain It was a real small g^Aun and a real small robbery They locked him up and they tr^Eaded him a number for his n^Aame It ain't no big ^Dnews it ain't no big ^Astory You didn't see it in the paper so I guess we oughta put it in a s^Eong The boy got ho^Aoked and he couldn't get unh^Eooked

And it's happenin' somewhere now and maybe that's what's w^Arong ^AHis daddy said son you oughta quit dreamin' Put your feet on the ground and your future in the hands of the L^Eord But the boy said ^Ano that ain't enough dad All you got here is a ce^Eiling' four walls and a ^Afloor