Five days a week in the same bus seat
 For a girl she was pretty cool
 She wore an old ball cap, hated lace
 Played a mean shortstop and second base
 Never missed a day of Sunday school
 And I never told a soul back then
 But Emily Harper was my best friend

 We carved our names on an old oak limb
 On the bank of the creek where we used to swim
 A farmer's son and a preacher's only daughter
 We ran barefoot through the garden gate
 All afternoon we'd laugh and play
 'Til the sun went down on me
 And Emily Harper

 About the time I turned sixteen
 I noticed Emily's eyes were green
 And how they shined when I made her laugh
 I liked it when her hair was down
 I hated other guys around
 I played it cool but I had it bad
 Lord, her Daddy had a fit
 When he caught me stealing my first kiss

 We carved a heart on that old oak limb
 On the bank of the creek where we used to swim
 A farmer's son and a preacher's only daughter
 We used to sneak off in my daddy's car
 Sit on the hood and count the stars
 'Til the sun came up on me
 And Emily Harper

 It all seems just like yesterday
 We grew up but some things never change

 We still hold hands by that old oak limb
 On the bank of the creek where we used to swim
 A farmer's son and a preacher's only daughter
 She sure did make a lovely bride
 We vowed to grow old side by side
 'Til the sun goes down on me
 And Emily Harper
 Emily Harper
 Me and Emily Harper