Greener Than The Grass We Laid On lyrics

By David Allan Coe

I painted quite a picture for the girls in her home town
And she was no exception to the rule
Singing all them songs about the places I`ve been
Made a body fell just like a fool
She was like the paper bag that once had held the wine
Thrown without no caution to the wind
I left her like the empty bottle lying` on the ground
Swearing` I`d pick her up again

She was greener than the grass we laid on
Underneath that Alabama sun
I guess she should have known
That old` highway was my home
Do-do-do-do-do-do do-do-do

I said she was prettier than Paris in the rain
Lord, I filled her full of gypsy lies
Swearing` I`d be coming back to fetch her in the Spring
Too ashamed to look her in the eye
She looked about as simple as the cotton dress I`ve torn
Sneaking` in her house at 3 a.m.
Her Momma liked to question me the day after and I was sure
Her intuition told her where we`d been

She was greener than the grass we laid on
Underneath that Alabama sun
I guess she should have known
That old` highway was my home
She should have never listened to my songs, to my songs
She should have never listened to my songs.