When I was younger
My daddy used to tell me to watch my mouth
When you're raising cane
You can't help the way some words come out
I had some four-letter jams
That got me into a world of hurt
When I got older, I figured out
There're some four-letter words you can't live without
I'm talking 'bout home
Where the dirt road ends, you can lay down your head
I'm talking 'bout life
When it shines so bright, the dream begins
Talking 'bout love
When you meet someone who becomes your whole world
Some of the prettiest things I've ever heard are four-letter words
I've seen beautiful ol' sunsets
Out on the West Coast
Filled the Smoky Mountain rake on down the nice end slope
(Smoky Mountain rake)
I have walked through the valley
Where the sky turned black
But I got through (but I got through)
Because I knew
These four-letter words would get me by
Talking 'bout home (home)
Where the dirt road ends, you can lay down your head
I'm talking 'bout life (life)
When it shines so bright, the dream begins
Talking 'bout love
When you meet someone who becomes your whole world
Some of the prettiest things I've ever heard are four-letter words
And when I'm lost and wounded
I run so far behind
I find comfort in these words every time
Home
Where the dirt road ends, you can lay down your head
And life
When it shines so bright, the dream begins
Talking 'bout love
When you meet someone who becomes your whole world
Some of the prettiest things I've ever heard are four-letter words
Some of the prettiest things I've ever heard are four-letter words
Home
Life, life, life, life, life
Talking 'bout love, love, love
Oh, the prettiest things I've ever heard
Four-letter words