Capo 1st Fret 
 
 D          G               D 
He was sixteen tender and tough 
        G               D                     A 
She was too and he'd do anything to prove his love 
     G              A                D 
With so much riding on the choice at hand 
                G   A                     D 
the spirit of a boy, or the wisdom of a man 
 
              G                 D 
Hearts caught fire and love ran wild 
              G                 D                      A 
She cried the day she called to say she was having his child 
     G              A                D 
With so much riding on the choice at hand 
                G   A                    
the spirit of a boy, or the wisdom of a man 
 
          G                                  D       
There's a constant contradiction, what feels good and what  
feels right 
     G                            A 
But, you live with decisions that you make in your life 
    G                             D       A    G   
And what steers your direction is hard to understand 
                G   A                    
The spirit of a boy, or the wisdom of a man 
 
A                G 
Now he drives a diesel out of Dallas 
         D 
Hauling cars out to the coast 
              G                              D 
It ain't the dream that he remembers just a few short  
       A 
years ago 
                  G                           D  
But, tonight at a truckstop, while drinking a cup 
    G                  D 
The waitress grins and winks at him 
         G                 a 
And says my shift's almost up 
 
     G              A                D  
With so much riding on the choice at hand 
                G   A                    A 
the spirit of a boy, or the wisdom of a man 
     G              A                D  
With so much riding on the choice at hand 
                G   A                    D 
the spirit of a boy, or the wisdom of a man