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