B J the D J-Stonewall Jackson

[ti:B J the D J] [ar:Stonewall Jackson] [al:Essential Classic Country Hits, Vol. 4] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]B J the D J - Stonewall Jackson [00:07.14]A story 'bout a pal of mine [00:09.85]Who worked down near the Georgia Line [00:12.50]He's a D J in a little country station [00:16.22] [00:18.22]Everybody loved him dear [00:20.67]'Cause he played what they liked to hear [00:23.32]He built himself a quite a reputation [00:26.93] [00:28.73]At record hops he stayed out late [00:31.38]And his mom would always wait [00:34.17]To see if he had made it home alive [00:37.87] [00:39.39]She warned against his loss of sleep [00:42.24]And driving fast in that old heap [00:44.92]And that he had to be at work by five [00:48.61] [00:50.74]B J the D J you're living much too fast [00:55.33] [00:56.13]And if you don't change your ways [00:58.38]Don't see how you can last [01:00.93] [01:02.98]Every morning just past four [01:05.45]From the driveway he would roar [01:08.19]Overslept and he was late again [01:11.63] [01:13.78]Then at breakneck speed he'd drive [01:16.37]To sign the station on at five [01:19.00]He had lots of records he must spin [01:22.45] [01:24.46]His mom sits by the radio [01:27.30]Until his voice told her hello [01:29.89]She knew then that he [01:31.25]Made it there alright [01:33.88] [01:35.51]Then she'd say a little prayer [01:38.14]Keep him safe for he was there [01:40.89]And she'd wait up for him again tonight [01:44.46] [01:46.59]Then one cold and rainy morn [01:49.18]All four tires were badly worn [01:51.81]But still he screeched off just [01:53.82]As fast this time [01:55.57] [01:57.47]B J had a lot of nerve [02:00.11]But he completely missed the curve [02:02.77]And he signed off down [02:04.27]Near the Georgia Line [02:06.53] [02:08.59]Mom sat by the radio [02:11.07]The voice she heard she didn't know [02:13.86]B J 'd never been this late before [02:17.40] [02:19.20]But with the road so bad and all [02:21.96]She'd wait a while before she called [02:24.73]And then she heard the knock [02:26.78]Upon the door [02:28.40] [02:30.32]B J the D J only twenty-four [02:35.71]A wreck at ninety miles an hour [02:38.40]He'll spin the discs no more