Settle down, settle down my boy settle down Settle down, an eat your peas and gravy, my boy Stop wasting all your time with running around the town Knuckle down and find a job and take some responsibility The future's something you should be thinking

She found a cowboy And I hear they've settled down somewhere out west Well I guess it's for the best And I can't forget her Here in Del Rio Nothin' seems to change except the weather She goes runnin' through my mind Like that Rio Grande river winds

Settle down, settle down my boy settle down Settle down, an eat your peas and gravy, my boy Stop wasting all your time with running around the town Knuckle down and find a job and take some responsibility The future's something you should be thinking

Taking the long way around Taking the long way No I, I could never follow But I, I could never follow Maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down My friends from high school Married their high school boyfriends Moved into houses in the same ZIP codes