Katie's sitting on her old front porch, watching the chickens peck the ground There ain't a whole lot going on tonight in this one-horse town Over yonder, coming up the road, in a beat-up Chevy truck Her boyfriend Tommy is laying on the horn, splashing through the mud and the muck Her daddy says he ain't worth a lick, when it comes to brains he's got the short end of the stick Katie's young and man she just don't care, she'd follow Tommy anywhere She's in love with the boy, she's in love with the boy, she's in love with the boy And even if they have to run away, she's gonna marry that boy someday Katie and Tommy at the drive-in movie, parked in the very last row They're too busy holding on to one another, to even care about the show Later on outside the Tasty Freeze, Tommy slips something on the head He says my high school ring will have to do, till I can buy a wedding band Her daddy says he ain't worth a lick, when it comes to brains he's got the short end of the stick Katie's young and man she just don't care, she'd follow Tommy anywhere She's in love with the boy, she's in love with the boy, she's in love with the boy And even if they have to run away, she's gonna marry that boy someday Her daddy's waiting up till half past twelve, when they come sneaking up the wall He says young lady get on up to your room, while me and Junior have a talk Mama breaks in and says don't lose your temper, it wasn't very long ago You yourself was just an A.C. plow boy, you didn't have the go to hold My daddy said you wasn't worth a lick, when it came to brains you got the short end of the stick But he was wrong and honey you are too Katie looks at Tommy like I still look at you She's in love with the boy, she's in love with the boy, she's in love with the boy What's meant to be will always find a way She's in love with the boy, she's in love with the boy, she's in love with the boy What's meant to be will always find a way She's gonna marry that boy someday She's in love with the boy