For the first day of Sam Carter was going to fish for the first time by the time when Johnny first saw little Sam Carter…

Johnny's daddy was taking him fishin' When he was eight years old A little girl came through the front gate holdin' a fishing pole His dad looked down and smiled, said we can't leave her behind Son I know you don't want her to go but someday you'll change your mind And Johnny said "Take Jimmy Johnson, take Tommy Thompson, take my best friend Bo Take anybody that you want as long as she don't go Take any boy in the world Daddy please don't take the girl

As Johnny had asked Jacob Carter's daughter for a walk and Jacob had said yes…
Same old boy Same sweet girl Ten years down the road He held her tight and kissed her lips In front of the picture show Stranger came and pulled a gun Grabbed her by the arm said "If you do what I tell you to, there won't be any harm" And Johnny said "Take my money, take my wallet, take my credit cards Here's the watch that my grandpa gave me Here's the key to my car Mister give it a whirl But please don't take the girl"

The stranger had tookin' every thing. That he had told him he could have. After that they had gotten married. After Sam's last visit to the baby doctors

Same old boy Same sweet girl Five years down the road There's going to be a little one and she says it's time to go Doctor says the baby's fine but you'll have to leave 'Cause his momma's fading fast and Johnny hit his knees and there he prayed Take the very breath you gave me Take the heart from my chest I'll gladly take her place if you'll let me Make this my last request Take me out of this world God, please don't take the girl

They had a boy and Sam was about to die, but all Johnny could do was pray for Sam to stay alive, and live until he could die, they had a funeral every one was crying. Jacob, he had lost his two girls he had loved, he mummer under his breath why the good die young? God he had change back to the past…

Johnny's daddy Was taking him fishin' When he was eight years old