The chain of love

THE CHAIN OF LOVE

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1. He was drivin' home one evening in his beat up Pontiac,

    when an old lady flagged him down, her Mercedes had a flat.
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    He could see that she was frightened, standin' out there in the snow,
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    till he said, "I'm here to help you maam, by the way my name's Joe."

    She said, "I'm from St-Louis, and I'm only passin' through.

    I must've seen a hundred cars go by, this is awful nice of you."
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    When he'd changed the tire and closed her trunk,

    and was about to drive away,
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    she said, "How much do I owe you?" Here's what he had to say :

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You don't owe me a thing, I've been there, too,
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and someone once helped me out just the way I'm helping you.
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If you really want to pay me back,     here's what you do :
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Don't let the chain of love end with you.

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2. Well, a few miles down the road the lady saw a small café,
                                          
    she went in to grab a bite to eat and then be on her way.
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    But she couldn't help but notice how the waitress smiled so sweet,
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   and how she must've been eight months along and     dead on her feet.

THE CHAIN OF LOVE, 2

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    And though she didn't know her story and she probably never will,

    when the waitress went to get her change from a hundred dollar bill,
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    the lady slipped right out the door and on a napkin left a note,
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   there were tears in the waitress' eyes when she   read what she wrote.

+ REFRAIN 

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3. That night when she got home from work the waitress climbed into bed,

    she was thinkin' about the money and what the lady's note had said.
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    As her husband lay there sleepin', she whispered soft and low,
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    everything's gonna be alright,    I love you - Joe.