Well he′s driving down the 61 in early July

Don't got no destination cuz the driving gets him high

He′s gotta flask in his pocket and a bottle waiting for him in the sky

He don't believe in jesus christ he says that's for fools

He′s rather be out smoking dope and breaking some rules

He says you only live once so what the hell does he gotta loose

Now he′s half through Wisconsin and he's running outta whiskey

Gotta make a quick stop making sure that he gets tipsy

He′s only 19 and burning a big hole in his wallet

He says I gotta make some money but he ain't gotta clue

On the street playing that old six string strumming out some 12 bar blues

His hats gettin full he thinks hey I should do this full time

Well his parents always said you′ll have to change your ways

Just wait till you get older and you'll see it someday

But he didn′t hear a single thing he was saying

Over that six string

Cuz in one ear and right out of the other

They said when you get older you'll be living in a shelter

But they didn't hear the way that he played

That beat up six string

He loved that six string

He called Lucy

He settles down in Memphis when he hits Tennessee

He meets a pretty young thang says her name is Jolene

She looks good in that dress but he thinks it′ll look better on the floor

Back to her house she says hey what′s that

He says what do you mean she says that six string in the back

He says that we'll that′s nothing but my pride and joy

And job

He's still in Tennessee three long months later

He′s living in her house but he thinks that he hates her

Cuz he's gettin tired of the same damn old thing

He says sorry Jolene I think I gotta go

She said what do you mean I thought this was your home

And he said no Jolene you just don′t understand

My homes my six string

I love my six string

I call Jolene

Now he's 23 he's heading down to Louisiana

He meets a new girl this time her names Roxana

And she ain′t making it easy for him and he likes to chase

Her down

2 years later and he thinks he really loves her

That chase must′ve been worth it cuz now he's met her mother

And Roxana always asks him to play that song he said he wrote her

On that beat up six string

He loves that six string

He called Roxanne

Well his parents always said you′ll have to change your ways

And now that he's older he′s seeing that day

Even though when he was younger didn't hear a thing they were saying

Over that six string

Cuz in one ear and right outta the other

Now he′s gotta girl he doesn't want a life without her

Now they're finally hearing the way that he plays

That beat up six string

He loves that six string

It saved him from a grave