We were driving back from the country one night
Mum and Dad up front and the rest of us snug and tight
My kid brother grizzled for a little minute
?Til my big sister told he?d better quit it or die
It had been a long day in the countryside
Playing? with the cousins on my mother?s side
The sound of the radio closed our eyes drifting across the seat then I fell asleep
I don?t know what woke me up, maybe a country song or a big truck passing by
But I could hear Momma and Papa talking
Papa said something and Momma began to cry
No more words than just soft sobs and then my head began to throb
I just lay there playing dog breathing slow and deep
They thought I was asleep, They thought that I was asleep
HARMONICA
Well it seemed like forever til the sobbing stopped
Then they talked for a little just too soft to hear
And Daddy kept looking at the side of her face
One hand on the wheel and one hand stroking her hair
The headlights shinin? from the other way
Showed tears on the cheeks on Daddy?s face
I prayed for Jesus to send his grace
And all our souls to keep ? back then I believed
They thought I was asleep
The night was dark and deep
How I wish I was asleep