He was driving home one evening In his beat up Pontiac When an old lady flagged him down Her Mercedes had a flat He could see that she was frightened Standing out there in the snow Til he said Im here to help you maam By the way my name is Joe She said Im from St. Louis And Im only passing through I must have seen a hundred cars go by This is awful nice of you When he changed the tire And closed her trunk And was about to drive away She said how much do I owe you Heres what he had to say You dont owe me a thing, Ive been there too Someone once helped me out Just the way Im helping you If you really want to pay me back Heres what you do Dont let the chain of love end with you Well, a few miles down the road The lady saw a small cafe She went in to grab a bite to eat And then be on her way But she couldnt help but notice How the waitress smiled so sweet And how she mustve been eight months along And dead on her feet Though she didnt know her story And she probably never will When the waitress went to get her change From a hundred dollar bill The lady slipped right out the door And on a napkin left a note There were tears in the waitresss eyes When she read what she wrote You dont owe me a thing Ive been there too Someone once helped me out Just the way Im helping you If you really want to pay me back Heres what you do Dont let the chain of love end with you This last verse of this song I really like That night when she got home from work The waitress climbed into bed She was thinkin about the money And what the ladys note had said And as her husband lay there sleeping She whispered soft and low Everythings gonna be alright, I love you, Joe
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