How Could Katie
He hitched a ride in Phoenix travelling back to see his Mama
For days we headed East on Forty in my rig
He said his name was Johnny, I told him same as mine
He said he came from Nashville I said at one time so did I
Not much more than nineteen I was a lot like him at that age
But he was going home and I still was running hard
He helped unload in Memphis and by then we were such good friends
So I took him home to Nashville and watched through a broken heart
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As she ran from the front porch he jumped out the truck door
And Katie held him in her arms the way she once held me
How will I forgive her I'd of stayed right there beside her
Nineteen years ago she'd of never seen me leave
The need the love how could Katie keep that from us
I drove off in the darkness never feeling that lost
Making sure they didn't know who sat behind the wheel
As I heard him yell goodbye friend Thank you for the ride friend
I whispered "Son" I only wish it could have been for years
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As she ran from the front porch he jumped out the truck door
And Katie held him in her arms the way she once held me
How will I forgive her I'd of stayed right there beside her
Nineteen years ago she'd of never seen me leave
The need the love how could Katie keep that from us
Lonnie C. Ratliff / Bill Jackson
Okie Acres Music (BMI)
Carved In Stone Music (BMI)
