(wally wilson/paul nelson/larry boone)

she was taught the world was small
that it´s all dirt and dust
sunday school and country songs
things a girl can trust

she´ll learn her lesson well
she played her part
but those back roads couldn´t give
what was missing in her heart

chorus:
you can make love staring at the stars
from the cold back seat of a beat up car
but there´s only so far that a small town girl can go
when the sun comes up its still the same old sun
´cuz the moon don´t hang out on border town road

she thinks of all the reasons
why she outta stay right here
a river that runs deep and wide
a sky thats always clear
she knows she can live her life
just to watch those seasons change
what´s she supposed to do with those relentless dreams

(repeat chorus)

in her room she packs her clothes
to the glow of a distant light
she knows the moon is shining
somewhere on the other side

(repeat chorus)