It wasn't the books that I didn't read It wasn't the teachers that tried to teach me It wasn't that varsity baseball coach Kept on tellin' them locker room jokes It was Bobby Ann Mason, back in high school She was way too cute, she was way too cool How was I gonna get an education Sittin' right back of Bobby Ann Mason Well, Bobby knew her hist'ry, Bobby knew her French Bobby knew how to keep the boys in suspense She'd tease with a touch, she'd tease with a kiss I was three long years being teased by, pretty Miss Bobby Ann Mason, back in high school She was way too cute, she was way too cool How was I gonna get an education Sittin' right back of Bobby Ann Mason Well, Bobby graduated first in her class Me, I graduated closer to last Bobby went to college, she got a degree I got a guitar so I could sing about Me and Bobby Ann Mason, back in high school She was way too cute, she was way too cool How was I gonna get an education Sittin' right back of Bobby Ann Mason Well, the years have taught me, the basics of math Divorce divides and time subtracts Takes away your hair, takes away your jump shot But it ain't gonna take all the memories I got of Bobby Ann Mason, back in high school She was way too cute, she was way too cool How was I gonna get an education Sittin' right back of Bobby Ann Mason, back in high school She was way too cute, she was way too cool And I got most of my education Sittin' right back of Bobby Ann Mason Sittin' right back of Bobby Ann Mason