She was born on a bumpy road Her momma stayed at home Her daddy worked the boats You only seldom saw him When she'd cry into the night Daddy turned off all the lights He put a record on And he held her in his arms He came home from a month away Supposed to fix the car Took all the money he saved And he bought her a guitar Well she played the thing to death Till it was time to go to bed She put a record on And she held it in her arms She held it in her arms She held it in her arms Her and her boyfriend met in school They made themselves a band Got themselves a deal Travelled across the land After every show they played In every bed they lay She put a record on And she held him in her arms She held him in her arms She held him in her arms Now the band has come and gone She teaches lessons in a music store Ain't like it wasn't fun She just couldn't take it anymore So she's moving herself back home Cause her boyfriend left her alone She takes a picture of the band And she burns it in her hand So she went to the rock show She won the tickets on the radio She smoked a little dope Bought the record and went on home When she pulled up on the lawn Seen her daddy was dead and gone, So she put a record on and held her momma in her arms. She held her Momma in her arms, held her momma in her arms. Ohhh Ohhh. Hold me in her arms, hold me in her arms. Hold me in her arms, hold me in her arms.