INTRO: C F Billy had a yearning and an ache inside C So he bought himself a Harley and he learned to ride F Purred just like a baby, low and sweet and true C And he aimed it at the place where the blacktop turns to blue F Penny was a waitress down in Tupelo C They said that she was trouble, I don't really know F But something in her spirit touched something in his soul C And he took her to his heart and he never let her go G Am F She said, "If I had an ounce of courage, I would leave this town G Life'll get you nowhere 'til they put you in the ground" CHORUS: C But the lilies of the field, they neither reap nor sow F I wanna buy me a Winnebago and a map of Mexico C F Go rolling down the highway where life's secrets are revealed C C Dancing in the wind like the lilies of the field F Penny had a secret growing deep inside C And she'd never known a man to love another's child F Somewhere west of Tucson she just ran out of time C So she made a quick decision and she made him walk the line G Am F She said, "If you had an ounce of courage, you would take a stand G Don't nobody argue with a pistol in your hand" CHORUS: C Oh, the lilies of the field, they neither reap nor sow F I wanna buy me a Winnebago and a map of Mexico C F Go rolling down the highway where life's secrets are revealed C C Dancing in the wind like the lilies of the field F Billy pleaded guilty, ninety-nine to life C Penny disappeared into the desert night F Then she took his pistol out on Highway 2 C And she aimed it at the place where the blacktop turns to blue G Am F She said, "If you had an ounce of courage, you would leave this town G Life'll get you nowhere 'til they put you in the ground" CHORUS: C Oh, the lilies of the field, they neither reap nor sow F I wanna buy me a Winnebago and a map of Mexico C F Go rolling down the highway where life's secrets are revealed C F Dancing in the wind like the lilies of the field C FC Like the lilies of the field