Young love came to me
But she came late
I was thirty one she was twenty eight
But we found a cabin in the woods by a lake
Where the pine trees meet the interstate
If I have one regret, and I don't think I do
But if I did, it would be
That we didn't meet sooner
Before the strip malls came
And all the roads were made straight
Yeah, I wish i'd seen the pine trees
Before they built the interstate
Young love came to me
But she came to me disguised
There was confidence in her voice
And crows feet 'round her eyes
But lord she was a welcome surprise
To find between the pine trees and the interstate
And I wish that I had known her
When she was still at school
Still passing her exams
And failing to be cool
Before the built that motel
With a guitar shaped swimming pool
Yeah, I wish i'd seen the pine trees
Before they built the interstate
I love the ring of a banjo by the brook
And I love the way she sings and the way she looks
I only wonder why so long it took
For me to see pine trees by the interstate
Young love came to me
But she came to me tired
She said "i've been all around this country
I've been drunk, stoned and wired
But i've found strength in our desires
Between the pine trees and the interstate"
Oh young love came to me
Lord it's never too late
Between the pine trees and the interstate
Though I wish i'd seen the pine trees
Before they built that interstate