To see that small-town angel smile
To be there right on time
Turns out, all he ever really needed
Oh, but that's alright
'Wanted, manual labor
'Cause he knows that she'll be waiting
Stock the shelves
Turns out, all he ever really needed was a reason
Get his feet on the ground and get downtown
At the grocery store on 16th Avenue'
'Cause he knows that she'll be waiting
He never thought much about the future
To be there right on time
He'll always make that small-town angel smile
All because of her
Put his feet on the ground and go downtown
Get his feet on the ground and get downtown
Your school days are gone
He's not allowed to offer
But when a stock boy falls in love with a check-out girl
Turns out, all he ever really needed was a reason
And he'd do anything
He finally found a reason
Until he saw her face
At getting dressed up for the church
To wake up early, every morning
She'll be working down the aisle
Sweep the place
And studies late into the night
Her daddy will walk her down the aisle
He thought of lookin' somewhere else
'Cause he's finally found a reason
So he took a square of paper
Oh, what's wrong?"
That he cut out of the Avery Evening News
He works all day
And he'd do anything
Yeah, it's tough to make the grade
Gonna get there right on time
To see that small-town angel smile
Turns out, all he ever really needed was a reason
So he wants to make his way up in the world
She'll be working down the aisle
And he'll promise God
To wake up early, every morning
He's never been much
What's gonna make you wanna make it on your own
And that's just what he does
You see he's finally found a reason
'Cause he knows that she'll be waiting
To wake up early, Saturday morning
