I was raised off of Rural Route Three Out past where the blacktop ends We'd walk to church on Sunday morning Race barefoot back to Johnson's fence That's where I first saw Mary On that roadside pickin' blackberries That summer I turned a corner in my soul Down that red dirt road It's where I drank my first beer It's where I found Jesus Where I wrecked my first car I tore it all to pieces I learned the path to Heaven Is full of sinners and believers Learned that happiness on earth Ain't just for high-achievers I've learned, I've come to know There's life at both ends Of that red dirt road ♪ I went out into the world And I came back in I lost Mary Oh, I got her back again And driving home tonight Feels like I found a long lost friend It's where I drank my first beer It's where I found Jesus Where I wrecked my first car I tore it all to pieces I've learned, I've come to know There's life at both ends Oh, I've learned, I've come to know There's life at both ends Of that red dirt road