A rose tied to her wrist
The words her daddy preached to her
Were softened with a kiss
verse 2
They?ll judge you by your company
They cannot see beyond
Be careful who you choose in life
And stay where you belong
Leave me be, I?ll make my own friends
Don?t tell me who to love, don?t tell me who to hate
I will find out on my own
Don?t make the way too narrow and straight
verse 3
He was on the road to Galveston
By way of Woodsboro
After four long weeks out on a rig
In the Gulf of Mexico
His eyes were shining like the sea
His hair was like black gold
She knew her daddy?d disapprove
Because he was so bold
Leave me be, I?ll make my own friends
Don?t tell me who to love, don?t tell me who to hate
I will find out on my own
Don?t make the way too narrow and straight
I will find out on my own
Don?t make the way too narrow and straight
Verse 5
When a call came in the night
The trooper said they?d found his girl
His little girl dressed in white
Verse 6
He jumped into his car and drove
To the Gulf of Mexico
And found her face down in the sand
Like poor Pinocchio
Verse 7
And he remembered how she?d cried
When the movie played in town
But where was the good fairy now
To turn all this around
Don?t tell me who to love, don?t tell me who to hate
I will find out on my own
Leave me be, I?ll make my own friends
Don?t tell me who to love, don?t tell me who to hate
I will find out on my own
Don?t make the way too narrow and straight - too late
I will find out on my own
Don?t make the way too narrow and straight
