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Artist: Hayes Carll
Canonical path: /hayes-carll/girl-downtown
Related lyric paths: 6
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Girl Downtown
Read Girl Downtown lyrics by Hayes Carll on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Girl Downtown
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There's a girl downtown with freckles on her nose
Pencils in her pocket and ketchup on her clothes
She's a real nice girl, pretty as a plate
The boys call her Katie when they ask her on a date
And who knows Katie?
Maybe you could be the one
There's a boy outside standin' in the rain
His hands are in his pockets, he's a wonderin' why he came
He's a real nice boy, slower than the fall
The girls call him Billy if there callin' him at all
And who knows Billy?
Maybe you could be the one
Chorus:
But hearts don't fly
And words don't sing
Boys like you can't buy no ring
Love's not stuck
It just moves slow
Turn around a minute
And away we go
Billy walked inside, ordered up a drink
He started gettin' nervous and a wonderin' what she'd think
She thought he looked nice, rough around the seams
Just the kind of boy who could listen to her dreams
And who knows Katie?
Maybe he could be the one
Well, they stepped outside, and took a little walk
Katie held his hand and Billy even talked
They sat by the pond, they didn't make a sound
The night fell easy as the moon came down
And who knows baby?
Maybe we could be the one
Repeat Chorus
There's a girl downtown with freckles on her nose
Pencils in her pocket and ketchup on her clothes
She's a real nice girl, pretty as a plate
The boys call her Katie when they ask her on a date
And who knows Katie?
Maybe you could be the one
Who knows Katie?
Maybe you could be the one
Who knows baby?
Maybe we could be the one
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