Discover the story of the song > West Memphis Daddy – The Pine Box Boys

The protagonist is talking about how his partner is out of reach and he can't do anything to change that. He jokes that even if he tied her to a tree next to him, she would still want to be in another place. He then talks about how he dug a deep hole, but his partner gave him a different solution and said they would get married when he achieved something great. Now he needs a drink to think about his situation, or else he may end up in trouble. If his partner manages to leave, she will be in Spain before he even realizes it.