Little Texas - A Reason lyrics

Dad said, "Get a job, son You can't just lay around, all summer long Your school days are gone What's gonna make you wanna make it on your own Oh, what's wrong?" So he took a square of paper That he cut out of the Avery Evening News 'Wanted, manual labor At the grocery store on 16th Avenue' Stock the shelves Sweep the place He thought of lookin' somewhere else Until he saw her face He finally found a reason To wake up early, every morning Get his feet on the ground and get downtown To be there right on time 'Cause he knows that she'll be waiting She'll be working down the aisle And he'd do anything To see that small-town angel smile Turns out, all he ever really needed was a reason He never thought much about the future But when a stock boy falls in love with a check-out girl He's not allowed to offer So he wants to make his way up in the world He works all day And studies late into the night Yeah, it's tough to make the grade Oh, but that's alright 'Cause he's finally found a reason To wake up early, every morning Get his feet on the ground and get downtown To be there right on time 'Cause he knows that she'll be waiting She'll be working down the aisle And he'd do anything To see that small-town angel smile Turns out, all he ever really needed was a reason He's never been much At getting dressed up for the church And that's just what he does All because of her You see he's finally found a reason To wake up early, Saturday morning Put his feet on the ground and go downtown Gonna get there right on time 'Cause he knows that she'll be waiting Her daddy will walk her down the aisle And he'll promise God He'll always make that small-town angel smile Turns out, all he ever really needed Turns out, all he ever really needed was a reason