He'll be comin' down the road at the break of day
His head thrown back and his guns tied low
He's comin' after Jinny wants to take her away
But I ain't gonna let her go
We boasted in town that she loved him
He said she'd be his with the sun
He said anyone try to stop him
Would be just one more notch on his gun
They say he's headstrong and handsome
His hair's blowin' wild and free
And they got a hold I ain't comin'
Cause he's a lot younger than me
He'll be comin' down the road at the break of day
His head thrown back and his guns tied low
He's comin' after Jinny wants to take her away
But I ain't gonna let her go
He hasn't had much education
And he ain't worked a day in his life
He's livin' with some older woman
They say she's another man's wife
But she wants him and needs him and loves him
She buys him his clothes and his meals
When she finds he's gone she'll be prayin'
And Lord I know just how she feels
But he'll be comin' down the road at the break of day
His head thrown back and his guns tied low
He's comin' after Jinny wants to take her away
But I ain't gonna let her go
The sun's at his back as he's comin'
The smile is cruel on his lip
His right hand is slowly descendin'
To the sixgun that rest on his hip
Then his lower lip started tremble
He was cryin' as he looked up at me
And I picked him up I said son you're only four years old
And you know Jinny is only three
So come on inside the house and have some cookies and milk
And we did and the tears turned to smiles
And I called up his mama and I drove him home
And Jinny's safe at least for a little while
