Well I been down to Charleston, seen the city lights glow
Girls in high heels walkin’ faster than I know
Hair done up, perfume in the air
But they don’t smile like the girls back there
Up a gravel road where the pines lean in
By the creek where the holler bends
Where a porch light shines through the mountain wind
And a laugh rolls out like homemade sin
She might be a five in a big city bar
Where the neon burns and the rich folks are
But up in these hills where the wildflowers grow
Buddy let me tell ya, she’s a ten I know
Boots in the dirt and a mason jar grin
Hair in a braid with the breeze blowin’ in
City boys might laugh, but they just don’t know
Up here in the mountains, she’s a ten for sure
She can back a pickup down a crooked trail
Skin a buck and hammer in a rusty nail
She’ll drink you under with that mountain shine
Then beat you fishin’ on the river line
Ain’t worried ’bout no Hollywood look
She’s got dirt on her jeans and a fishing hook
But when she smiles in that firelight glow
Lord have mercy, boy, you’ll never go
She might be a five in a big city bar
Where the neon burns and the rich folks are
But up in these hills where the wildflowers grow
Buddy let me tell ya, she’s a ten I know
Boots in the dirt and a mason jar grin
Hair in a braid with the breeze blowin’ in
City boys might laugh, but they just don’t know
Up here in the mountains, she’s a ten for sure
She ain’t got diamonds or a Cadillac ride
Just a porch swing creakin’ at eventide
But she’ll steal your heart with a sideways glance
And pull you in for a mountain dance
By the time that fiddle starts to play
And the stars light up the ridge that way
You’ll be swearin’ to the Lord above
That a mountain girl’s the best kind of love
She might be a five where the skylines glow
Where the city folks think they run the show
But up in these hills where the whippoorwills sing
She’s the prettiest thing you ever seen
Boots in the dirt and a mason jar grin
Hair in a braid with the breeze blowin’ in
Laugh like thunder rollin’ through the holler below
Yeah up here in the mountains
She’s a ten, don’t you know
“She’s A Ten For Sure” is track number 3 on the Thumper Barrel album, In A Coal Town.
Track: She’s A Ten For Sure
Album: In A Coal Town
ISRC: QZNWY2695561
ASCAP: 935077938