Rebel fell for a Tiger

Old boy off the creek

Mud on his boots

Dust on his sleeve

The Army packed his name

in a green duffel bag

Sent him chasin’ every

faraway flag

A Rebel going far away

having to grow up way to fast

The Army tried to break him

but he made it through

Came home with a head

full of foreign skies

He had a wild

rebel attitude

Bought a Fastback Mustang

Black around the eyes

Met a little wild tiger

She laughed

at all his jokes

He loved her cute

little nose

Now A Rebel fell for a tiger

They said that car is way to fast

They said you drive that car so hard

There’s no way it will ever last

Her sister in the backseat

on their first date

He can’t remember

what all her sister Said

But she just rolled her eyes

She Kicked her boots

on his dash

He was fallin’ to fast

Hopin’ this would last

Now a Rebel fell for a Tiger

they said you’re moving way to fast

they said it will never last

then one night

she wanted onion rings

So she was looking

over in the back seat

looking for some change

She came out

with an engagement ring

He prayed that she’d say

yes

Now God was answering

prayers

That night

Cause she said

yes so dang fast

Now a Tiger fell for a Rebel

she has to grow up way to fast

they said you’re moving way to fast they say it will never last

now he hears those

little Bare feet

Two girls chasin’

Their mama

while she’s fixin’ Mac and cheese

Her hand reachin’

for his hand

He Didn’t know what

he was prayin’ for back then

but time is moving way to fast.

Now a Rebel fell for a Tiger

Now there’s a Driveway full of red-dog

breakfast on a Coleman stove

campers blankets. bicycles

lanterns and fishing rods

Little voices asking

“Daddy can we stay”

vacation moving way to fast

but

memories will always last

Now a Rebel fell for a Tiger

life’s moving way to fast

but they said it wouldn’t last

He Didn’t know

what he was prayin’ for back then

Waitin’ on little feet at the door

Waitin’ on one more bedtime story

One more “love you more”

Now a Rebel fell for a Tiger

Now there’s Sunsets

in their backyard

Swimming pool

crystal clear

Kids chasin’ Fireflies

To put in

a glass jar

From that creek to that

foreign land

To this worn-out wedding band

Didn’t know what he was prayin’ for back then

Now a Rebel fell for a Tiger

Now all these years went by

life moved on

way to fast

some said we fell

Way to fast

that our love would never last

Now a Rebel fell for a Tiger

My love will always last

you know that I’m in heaven now

Now a Rebel’s waiting on his Tiger

He says

I’m waiting

up here in heaven

my love will always last

But please hurry fast