Toothbrush

Love starts with a toothbrush,

A Bic razor and a Dixie cup

A little splash of aftershave,

Before you leave for that first date

I see stars in both your eyes

After that long kiss goodnight



Forever starts with a suitcase,

Sneaking out the window to get away

To the car parked by the curb,

Gassed up for a gallon burn

A little chapel and a couple of rings

Will get you two toothbrushes by the bathroom sink



And everything that's anything

Starts out as a little thing

Just needs a little time and room to grow

Step by step, day by day

It all adds up along the way

And the next thing that you know



Life starts with a little house,

A corner lot on the edge of town

A weed eater and a picket fence

You think it's good as the getting gets

Then she wakes up feeling bad

You both wonder what's up with that



Everything that's anything

Starts out as a little thing

Just needs a little time and room to grow

Step by step, day by day

It all adds up along the way

And the next thing that you know



One night around eight o'clock

You scrub him down then you dry him off

You pick him up and put his little feet

On the stool by the bathroom sink

You grab the crest and the Dixie cup

It all hits you as he opens up...

Love starts with a toothbrush