D G D
He was sixteen tender and tough
G D A
She was too and he'd do anything to prove his love
G A Bm
With so much riding on the choice at hand
G A D
the spirit of a boy, or the wisdom of a man
G D
Hearts caught fire and love ran wild
G D A
She cried the day she called to say she was having his child
G A Bm
With so much riding on the choice at hand
G A
the spirit of a boy, or the wisdom of a man
[Verse]
A G
There's a constant contradiction, what feels good and what
D
feels right
G D A
But, you live with decisions that you make in your life
A Bm A G
And what steers your direction is hard to understand
G A D
The spirit of a boy, or the wisdom of a man
A G
Now he drives a diesel out of Dallas
D
Hauling cars out to the coast
G D
It ain't the dream that he remembers just a few short
A
years ago
G D
But, tonight at a truckstop, while drinking a cup
G D
The waitress grins and winks at him
G A
And says my shift's almost up
[Outro]
G A Bm
with so much riding on the choice at hand
G A A
the spirit of a boy, or the wisdom of a man
G A Bm
With so much riding on the choice at hand
G A D
the spirit of a boy, or the wisdom of a man
