Ribbons and Bows

That's the way it goes, sometimes nobody knows
But it ain't all ribbons and bows, 'round here

Sweet 15 – the rod, the gun
Don't know no better when they're young
Take her back home and have some beer and have some fun
She wasn't ready for that one

That's the way it goes, sometimes nobody knows
But it ain't all ribbons and bows, 'round here

Your daughter never tells, you think she does
She keeps the rain clouds in, you get the easy stuff
Outlaws and jigsaws and one time she'd had enough
She wanted out that day

That's the way it goes, sometimes nobody knows
But it ain't all ribbons and bows, 'round here

Miles and miles and miles of nowhere
Miles and miles and miles of who cares
There's millions of young girls cryin' rearview mirror tears
And old folks just wondering why

That's the way it goes, sometimes nobody knows
But it ain't all ribbons and bows, 'round here
No it ain't all ribbons and bows, 'round here