[Intro] C ..... [Verse 1] C G C The parking lot is rammed with shotgun pickup trucks F C At the Jones Rubber plant where all the guys end up F C Beer-drinking boy scouts living life like they ain't stuck Am G F On these quicksand streets with their girls in a sling Am G C I'm in my bedroom on the verge of a terrible thing [Verse 2] C G C Around here, we all take up our cross and hang on His holy name F C But the cards that I was dealt will get you thrown out of the game
F C Hey momma, can't you see your boy is wrapped up in the strangle silk Am G F Of this cobweb town where culture is king? Am G C I'm in my bedroom on the verge of a terrible thing [Chorus] F Am C I close my eyes.... and think of the water F Am G Out at the Salt Creek... when I was young [Verse 3] C G C Down at Old Mill Park, half the town's in tow F C To crown the Bathing Beauty of the rodeo F C While her mother fights back proud tears a young cowboy gives the nod Am G F The chute opens, bull draws blood, and the gift is accepted by God Am G F The chute opens, bull draws blood, and the gift is accepted by God Am G F In this barbed wire town... of barbed wire dreams Am G C I'm in my bedroom on the verge of a terrible thing [Chorus]
F Am C I close my eyes.... and think of the water F Am G Out at the Salt Creek... when I was young F Am C I close my eyes.... and think of the water F Am G Out at the Salt Creek... when I was young