Cars and Guns

I was 19 when Shandy came
And no one seemed to like her name
But I heard it in a song and I thought it sounded so sweet
Now she's 9 years old and all arms and legs
Follows me everywhere and always begs me
To play, come on Daddy let's play
But I never gave a damn about anything
All I ever wanted to do was sing
My yard's over-growed, my roof leaks
Me and my neighbors, we rarely speak
And I never gave a damn about cars and guns
Long as they'd shoot and as long as they'd run
I guess it's a good thing I never had a son
I was 21 when Jessica came
Heard the Allman Brothers song and I liked that name
And I thought it sounded so good with le moin
Now she's 8 years old and thinks I hung the moon
And I hope it don't hurt her when someday soon
She finds out I ain't nothin' special, just a lonely man
'Cause I never was much good for anything
All I ever wanted to do was sing
The yard's over-growed and all the faucets leak
Me and my neighbors we rarely speak
Well I never gave a damn about cars and guns
Long as they'd shoot and as long as they'd run
So I guess it's a good thing I never had a son
I was 24 when Cheyenne came
And the grievous angel left me her name
And the innocence in her eyes, it still chills me
But I broke her heart so many times
As I dared tryin' to make sad words right
But somethin' down inside me tells me baby it'll be worthwhile to see you smile
I never was no good for anything
All I ever wanted to do was sing
The yard's over-growed and the faucets leak
Me and my family we seldom speak
And I never gave a damn about cars and guns
Long as they'd shoot and as long as they'd run
I guess it's a good thing I never had a son
Ah, but in the long run
God works in mysterious ways