When I was a baby lying in my bed My mama told me stories in her head Sometimes we were happy, sometimes it was sad I'd keep em forever, some of the best days that I had She told me bout men, we did nothing like Thank God I'm a boatload, you never got on my way She told me bout women, just wanna be true But my mama man did finally found a woman to do My mama said "too little I was then" Well you can right the error, the life that lies ahead We're on our way to forever, we're on our way to feel good We're on our way to a lifetime like we knew we could We were right in the middle, ain't young and old But we tell em the greatest love story ever told Mama said there's a reason they call them fairytales Only people like Jonah wind up living in wells But she said I was special and I will never give in I'll find me a girl and a fairytale will begin My mama tried to live until she died And even if she never met you she'd be happy you're my bride We're on our way to forever, we're on our way to feel good We're on our way to a lifetime like we knew we could We were right in the middle, ain't young and old But we tell em the greatest love story ever told Yea we tell em the greatest love story ever told We tell em the greatest love story ever told