Suds in the Bucket
Love's Unstoppable Journey: Suds in the Bucket Tale
Lyrics
She was in the back yard
Setting the scene: The girl is in the backyard.
Say it was a little past nine
It's a little past nine o'clock.
When her prince pulled up
Her prince charming arrives in a white pick-up truck.
A white pick-up truck
Describing the vehicle her prince drove.
Her folks shoulda seen it comin'
The girl's parents should have anticipated this moment.
It was only just a matter of time
It was inevitable; her departure was just a matter of time.
Plenty old enough
The girl is old enough to make her own choices.
And you can't stop love
Emphasizing that love cannot be stopped.
She stuck a note on the screen door
She leaves a note on the screen door, explaining her departure.
Sorry, but I got to go
The note apologizes for leaving.
And that was all she wrote
Her departure breaks her mother's heart, and the story concludes.
Her Mama's heart was broke
-And that was all she wrote
-So the story goes
Summarizing the narrative.
Now her Daddy's in the kitchen
Her father is in disbelief and heartbroken.
Starin' out the window
-Scratchin' and a rackin' his brains
-How could eighteen years just up and walk away
-Our little pony tailed girl
Reflecting on how the girl has grown up and left suddenly.
Growed up to be a woman
-Now she's gone in the blink of an eye
-She left the suds in the bucket
She left her chores undone, suds in the bucket, and clothes on the line.
And the clothes hangin' out on the line
-Now don't you wonder what the preacher's
Wondering what the preacher will talk about, emphasizing the rarity of the situation.
Gonna preach about Sunday morn'
-Nothing quite like this
-Has happened here before
-Well, he must of been a looker
Speculating about the qualities of the prince who attracted the grounded girl.
A smooth talkin' son of a gun
-For such a grounded girl
-To just up and run
-Course you can't fence time
Time and love cannot be controlled or stopped.
And you can't stop love
-Now all the biddies in the beauty shop
Gossiping in the beauty shop about the unexpected event.
Gossip goin' non-stop
-Sippin' on pink lemonade
-How could eighteen years just up and walk away
Reflecting on the girl's growth into a woman and her sudden departure.
Our little pony tailed girl
-Growed up to be a woman
-Now she's gone in the blink of an eye
Reiterating that she left her chores unfinished.
She left the suds in the bucket
-And the clothes hangin' out on the line
-Yee Hoo
An exclamation expressing surprise or excitement.
She's got her pretty little bare feet
Describing the girl's departure to Vegas with excitement.
Hangin' out the window
-And they're headed up to Vegas tonight
-How could eighteen years just up and walk away
Repeating the shock of her sudden departure and growing up.
Our little pony tailed girl
-Growed up to be a woman
-Now she's gone in the blink of an eye
-She left the suds in the bucket
Reiterating that she left her chores undone.
And the clothes hangin' out on the line
-She left the suds in the bucket
-And the clothes hangin' out on the line
-She was in the backyard
Recapitulating the scene from the beginning, emphasizing love and the unstoppable passage of time.
Say it was a little past nine
-When her prince pulled up
-A white pick-up truck
-Plenty old enough
-And you can't stop love
-And no, you can't fence time
Reaffirming that time and love cannot be controlled.
And you can't stop love
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