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Lilies Of The Field

from Gretchen Peters by Gretchen Peters

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Billy had a yearning and an ache inside
So he got himself a Harley and he learned to ride
Purred just like a baby low and sweet and true
And he aimed it at the place where the blacktop turns to blue

Penny was a waitress down in Tupelo
They said that she was trouble - I don't really know
But something in her spirit touched something in his soul
And he took her to his heart and he never let her go

She said if I had an ounce of courage I would leave this town
Life'll get you nowhere til they put you in the ground

But the lilies of the field they neither reap nor sow
I wanna buy me a Winnebago and a map of Mexico
Go rollin’ down the highway where life's secrets are revealed
Dancin’ in the wind like the lilies of the field

Penny had a secret growin’ deep inside
And she'd never known a man to love another's child
Somewhere west of Tucson she just ran out of time
So she made a quick decision and she made him walk the line

She said if you had an ounce of courage, you would take a stand
Don't nobody argue with a pistol in your hand

Oh the lilies of the field they neither reap nor sow
I wanna buy me a Winnebago and a map of Mexico
Go rollin down the highway where life's secrets are revealed
Dancin’ in the wind like the lilies of the field

Billy pleaded guilty ninety-nine to life
Penny disappeared into the desert night
Then she took his pistol out on hwy 2
And she aimed it at the place where the blacktop turns to blue

She said if you had an ounce of courage, you would leave this town
Life'll get you nowhere til they put you in the ground

Oh the lilies of the field they neither reap nor sow
I wanna buy me a Winnebago and a map of Mexico
Go rollin’ down the highway where life's secrets are revealed
Dancin’ in the wind like the lilies of the field

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from Gretchen Peters, released February 13, 2001
written by Gretchen Peters

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For two decades, Gretchen Peters has been one of Nashville's most beloved and respected artists. A 2014 inductee into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Peters has accumulated accolades as both songwriter and artist. Her latest album, The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs of Mickey Newbury (May 2020), is a loving tribute to another Hall of Fame songwriter. ... more

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