From the recording Two Feathers
Lyrics
SUCH A PRETTY LITTLE WHITE LINE WE ALL WALK DOWN IT’S LIKE A TRIP FROM A CITY TO A COUNTRY TOWN.
AND IF YOU SLIP TO THE RIGHT SIDE YOU GO DOWN SLOW, DIG YOURSELF DEEP INTO A GREAT BIG HOLE.
HEY KID DON’T YOU GO TOO FAST, YOUR LITTLE HEART IS LIKE A PIECE OF GLASS, WAITING TO BE BROKEN.
HEY KID IT DON’T TAKE TOO LONG, DON’T TAKE LONG TO WALK ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS, ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS.
WELL YOUR JUST FIFTEEN, YOU DON’T CARE, DON’T GIVE A DAMN WHAT YOUR MOMMA JUST SAID.
AND YOU STAY OUT LATE ON A SATURDAY NIGHT, DO IT IN A BUS STOP UNDERNEATH A STREET LIGHT.
HEY KID DON’T YOU GO TOO FAST, YOUR LITTLE HEART IS LIKE A PIECE OF GLASS, WAITING TO BE BROKEN, HEY KID IT DON’T TAKE TOO LONG, DON’T TAKE LONG TO WALK ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS, ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS.
YOU CAN LEARN THINGS QUICK BUT YOU NEVER GET GOOD, NEVER GET GOOD TILL IT’S TOO LATE TO TURN BACK.
WILL YOUR FRIENDS BE THERE WHEN YOU NEED EM’ MOST, FATHER, SON AND HOLY GHOST.
HEY KID DON’T YOU GO TOO FAST, YOUR LITTLE HEART IS LIKE A PIECE OF GLASS, WAITING TO BE BROKEN.
HEY KID IT DON’T TAKE TOO LONG, DON’T TAKE LONG TO WALK ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS, ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS, WALKING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS.