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