Red Dirt Road - Brooks & Dunn (full lyrics) I was raised off of Rural Route 3 Out past where the blacktop ends We\u0027d walk to church on Sunday morning Race barefoot back to Johnson\u0027s fence That\u0027s where I first saw Mary On that roadside, pickin\u0027 blackberries That summer, I turned a corner in my soul Down that red dirt road It\u0027s where I drank my first beer It\u0027s where I found Jesus Where I wrecked my first car I tore it all to pieces I learned the path to Heaven Is full of sinners and believers Learned that happiness on Earth Ain\u0027t just for high achievers I\u0027ve learned, I\u0027ve come to know There\u0027s life at both ends of that red dirt road Her daddy didn\u0027t like me much In my shackled up GTO I\u0027d sneak out in the middle of the night Throw rocks at her bedroom window We\u0027d turn out the headlights And drive by the moonlight Talk about what the future might hold Down that red dirt road It\u0027s where I drank my first beer It\u0027s where I found Jesus Where I wrecked my first car I tore it all to pieces I learned the path to Heaven Is full of sinners and believers Learned that happiness on Earth Ain\u0027t just for high achievers I\u0027ve learned, I\u0027ve come to know There\u0027s life at both ends of that red dirt road I went out into the world And I came back in I lost Mary Oh, I got her back again And driving home tonight Feels like I found a long lost friend It\u0027s where I drank my first beer It\u0027s where I found Jesus Where I wrecked my first car I tore it all to pieces I learned the path to Heaven Is full of sinners and believers Learned that happiness on Earth Ain\u0027t just for high achievers I\u0027ve learned, I\u0027ve come to know There\u0027s life at both ends of that red dirt road Yes, I\u0027ve learned, I\u0027ve come to know There\u0027s life at both ends of that red dirt road