Long Way From Tupelo Lyrics

On a hot Sunday evening
I was driving in the country
When I felt my left front tire blow
In the trunk I had a spare
But the jack wasn't there
On a desolate gravel road
Just across the street
Was a tin roof shack
And a girl shelling peas on the porch
When she ran out to meet me
In a white cotton dress
All I could say was
Praise the lord
Yeah, I was a long way from Tupelo
A long way from Tupelo
Yeah, I was stranded in a place
Nobody knows
I was a long way from Tupelo
She said my momma's not home
And we don't have a phone
But if there's anything I can do
I'd be happy to pour you some cold iced tea
Because I think you're kinda' cute
We went inside, sat down on the couch
And that girl started eyeballing me
And just like Adam in the Garden of Eden
She showed me that apple
And I got weak
I was a long way from Tupelo
A long way from Tupelo
Yeah, I was stranded in a place
Nobody knows
I was a long way from Tupelo
Well her mother showed up
And saw me there
She said what in the world's going on
She answered momma don't worry
He's a real nice man
Who's broke down and ain't got a way home
Yeah they gave me a ride
I gave them twenty dollars
For their trouble and a tank of gas
It was a day I'll always remember
But if my wife ever asks I'll say
I was a long way from Tupelo
A long way from Tupelo
Yeah, I was stranded in a place
Nobody knows
I was a long way from Tupelo
Yeah, I was a long way from Tupelo
A long way from Tupelo
Yeah, I was stranded in a place
Nobody knows
I was a long way from Tupelo