The Firefly's Song Alan Jackson

The Firefly's Song

I used to run in a young man?s boots
With a young man?s heart
And a young man?s roots
But now I stand where
A young man stood before
I don?t run like I used to
This ol? man don?t run no more

You used to talk and I used to not
I don?t listen but I hear a lot
Don?t believe for a second that
My key won?t fit your door
I don?t want you like I used to
This ol? man wants you more

Chorus

Hey hidey-ho?, I used to go where the devil
Wouldn?t go
Where the river runs still and the water don?t flow
Heaven couldn?t stop me then
Hey-hidey-hi? good Lord willin?
And the creek don?t rise
Life goes by like the firefly?s
When the devil sits with a grin

I used to sing with a young man?s voice
A young man?s heart and a young man?s choice
I hope my song is what you?re longing for
I don?t sing like I used to
Sometimes less is more

Repeat Chorus

Hey hidey-ho?, I used to go where the devil
Wouldn?t go
Where the river runs still and the water don?t flow
Heaven couldn?t stop me then
Hey-hidey-hi? good Lord willin?
And the creek don?t rise
Life goes by like the firefly?s
When the devil sits with a grin

break

This crazy life is all we got
Like a shoestring tied in a beggar?s knot
And in the end that?s what this story shows
I don?t love you like I used to?
This ol? man loves you more
I don?t love you like I used to?
This ol? man loves you more.

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