There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway
It's what you leave behind you when you go
There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway
There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway
As he lay his blood stained Bible in that hooker's hand
That farmer left a harvest, a home and 80 acres
Why there's not four of them Heaven only knows
And that teacher left her wisdom in the minds of lots of children
One was headin' for vacation, one for higher education
I guess it's not what you take when you leave this world behind you
It's what you leave behind you when you go
who gave this Bible to my momma who read it to me"
It's what you leave behind you when you go
And that preacher whispered, "Can't you see the promised land?"
He said, "Bless the farmer and the teacher and the preacher
As he held that blood stained Bible up for all of us to see
That's the story that our preacher told last Sunday
Why there's not four of them now I guess we know
And two of them were searchin' for lost souls
And 18 wheelers can't stop on a dime
Why there's not four of them Heaven only knows
It's not what you take when you leave this world behind you
The faith and love for growin' things in his young son's heart
I guess it's not what you take when you leave this world behind you
Did her best to give 'em all a better start
That driver never ever saw the stop sign
