Song Description

The Louisiana Cajun-music influence is strongly reflected in "The Girl I Go With." Its squeezebox, heavy kettle drum, and toe-tappin' beat are maintained throughout this song, with some of the smartest, most "grit-kickin'" lyrics.

Lyrics

Well I drive an old beat up four-eyed truck
And I live in a run-down shack
I got an old coon hound in my backyard
And the monkey's on my back
Any girl could take one good look at me
And know they could do better than this
But I'm good enough for the girl that I go with

'cause the girl I go with
She don't give a damn about what I drive
Or if I have a dollar
Or if I need to borrow five
She loves me for what I am
Takes life for what it is
I'm good enough for the girl that I go with

Well I'm a long way from perfect
I'd be the first one to tell ya that
I drink too much and stay out too late
'til she don't know where I'm at

She don't really care what I do
As long she's the only one I kiss
I'm good enough for the girl that I go with

'cause the girl I go with
She don't give a damn about what I drive
Or if I have a dollar
Or if I need to borrow five
She loves me for what I am
Takes life for what it is
I'm good enough for the girl that I go with