upstairs, downtown þarký sözü

(toby keith/carl goff, jr.)

route 14 box 308
she said goodbye at the cattle-guard gate
hoping she would find her a place in the world
with her mind made up and tears in her eyes
it almost made her daddy cry
he said don´t forget to call when you get there girl.

driving on that two lane road hoping she might find
a whole lot more waiting up ahead than what she left behind

moving upstairs, downtown
life´s too short to be hanging around
she´s eighteen and it´s time she got out of the wood
she´s getting out while the getting´s good

all bills paid and a room with a view
she´s unpacked a dish or two
she just got her phone turned on today
there´s a big, old world waiting just outside
as she´s thumbing through the classifieds
looking for work and any old job´s okay

driving on that cross-town freeway hoping she might find
a whole lot more waiting up ahead than what she left behind

living upstairs, downtown
life´s too short to be hanging around
she´s eighteen and it´s time she got out of the wood
she´s getting out while the getting´s good

then she lost her job at the grocery store
and the wolf came knocking at the door
the red notice said they turned off her telephone
there´s nothing left for her to do so she´s packed up a thing or two
loaded her car down, now she´s headed home

driving on that two lane road hoping she might find
a whole lot more waiting up ahead than what she left behind

living upstairs, downtown
life´s too short to be hanging around
she´s eighteen and it´s time she got back to the wood
she´s getting out while the getting´s good