I was born in Brownsville
To the Mayor and his mistress
Branded me a bastard
And called my mom a whore
Those good christian townfolk
Were real bad at forgiveness
Save for the pastor
And the angel
That lived next door
Emily was pretty
As a Mississippi sunrise
As kind as she was crazy
And crazy over me
Her daddy caught her with me
Should've seen the fire in his eyes
To see his baby holding hands
With a man of low degree
Emily I swear we're gonna show 'em
This ain't the kind of love you give up on
We're meant to be together
From now until forever
They'll tell our story long after we're gone
The boy that loved a girl
Called Delta Dawn
If faith can move a mountain
Surely love can sway opinons
If they'd see the man she makes me
They'd forget how I was made
But some folks where their hatred
Like a flower wears it's crimson
To both a wedding and a funeral
Some people just don't change
Emily I swear we're gonna show 'em
This ain't the kind of love you give up on
We're meant to be together
From now until forever
They'll tell our story long after we're gone
The boy that loved a girl
Called Delta Dawn
I told her to meet me at the station
That we'd be leaving with the setting sun
I hope she knows I'd never keep her waiting
But her daddy made sure that I
I couldn't come
Everyone in Brownsville
Had already decided
That I took what I wanted
And abandoned Emily
Her daddy thought he'd stopped it
But today he stands there crying
Cause after all these years of trying
He drove her straight to me
Delta Dawn what's that flower you have on
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by
And did I hear you say
He was meeting you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky