Southern Greek Tragedy

They had their children in the early eighties First one was a girl that they named Katie With the cutest smile and bluest eyes known to man Two years past before she got her brother Sam Sweet Savannah was number three She was later named Emily By a couple who came and saved her from the storm Though she wasn't planned at lest they let her be born Call it a great travesty or a southern greek tragedy it's alright How could they know better to them it was a normal life Katie went away when she was nine Left her brother and mother and new daddy behind She had to decide whether her Sam would go And live with their real dad he wanted to watch one grow Year after year and home after home Sam was growing fast and growing alone He was the friend everyone had that moved away Well it gets so hard to try and fit in every day So from both the Carolinas down to Southern Georgia Sammy's family nearly touched the coast of Florida They traded the sea for Virginia's hillside But your problems always find you no matter where you hide Now late in the evening around sundown I remember those children riding around On that Radio Flyer they never did wear out It's still waiting for them back at a big yellow house