Sawmill Road

About Sawmill Road

"Sawmill Road" is a song written by Dan Truman, Sam Hogin and Jim McBride, and recorded by American country music group Diamond Rio. It was released in November 1993 as the fourth and final single from the album Close to the Edge. The song reached #21 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

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1992

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Me and Billy Joe and Mary Beth
Were raised up on the path
Of righteousness
Made a solemn vow that
We'd always be close
And never wander far from
Sawmill Road

As the years went by 
The world began to change
One by one we outgrew
Those childhood games
Momma cooked and cleaned
And worried 'bout our souls
We got into beer and cars
And rock 'n' roll

[Chorus]
We knew Jesus was the answer
And Elvis was the king
Blue Suede Shoes and Rock of Ages
Were the songs we learned to sing
Innocence went out of style
And we just watched it go
Yesterday got left beneath
The dust on Sawmill Road

Billy Joe went to Saigon 
For Uncle Sam
Now I go to see him, 
He don't know who I am
Once a year I get a card 
From Mary Beth
She's with husband number four 
Somewhere out west
I still live in this old house 
Where we were raised
On this red dirt road 
The county never paved
Now I watch my kids 
And worry 'bout their souls
And pray they'll never wander 
Far from Sawmill Road

[Chorus]

Me and Billy Joe and Mary Beth
Were raised up on the path 
Of righteousness.

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Diamond Rio

Diamond Rio is an American Country music/Christian music band formed in 1984 in Nashville, Tennessee. Since its foundation, the group has comprised the same six members: Gene Johnson (mandolin, guitar, fiddle, tenor vocals), Jimmy Olander (lead guitar, Dobro, Danelectro, banjo), Brian Prout (drums), Marty Roe (lead vocals, acoustic guitar), Dan Truman (keyboards, organ, synthesizer), and Dana Williams (bass guitar, baritone vocals). more »

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