Every night I watch the lights From the house upon the hill I love a little boy who lives up there And I guess I always will But I don't dare knock upon his door, 'Cause his daddy is my boss man So I got to try to be content, To see his whenever I can
Chorus: Down in the boondocks, down in the boondocks People put me down, 'cause that's the side of town I was born in I love him, he loves me, but I don't fit in his society Lord have mercy On a girl from down in the boondocks
One fine day I'll find a way To move from this old shack I'll hold my head up like a queen And I never will look back Until that day I'll work and slave, And I'll save every dime But tonight he'll have to steal away To see me one more time,