I was sittin' there
sellin' turnips on a
flatbed truck
Crunchin' on a pork rind
when she pulled up
She had to be thinkin'
"This is where Rednecks
come from"
She had Hollywood written
on her license plate
She was lost and lookin'
for the interstate
Needin' directions
I was the man for the job
I told her way up yonder
past the caution light
There's a little
country store with an old
Coke sign
You gotta stop in
ask Miss Bell for some
of her sweet tea
Then a left will take
you to the interstate
But a right will bring you
right back here to me
I was sittin' there thinkin'
'bout her pretty face
Kickin' myself for not
catchin' her name
I threw my hat and
thought, "You fool,
could've been love"
I knew my old Ford
couldn't run her down
She probably didn't
like me anyhow
So I watched her
disappear into a
cloud of dust.
I told her way up yonder
past the caution light
There's a little
country store with an old
Coke sign
You gotta stop in
ask Miss Bell for some
of her sweet tea
Then a left will take
you to the interstate
But a right will bring you
right back here to me
Is this Georgia heat
playin' tricks on me
Or am I really seein'
what I think I see
The woman of my
dreams comin' back
to me
She went way up yonder
past the caution light
Don't know why, but
somethin' felt right
When she stopped and
asked Miss Bell for
some of her sweet tea
Mama gave her a
big 'ol glass
and sent her
right back here to me
Thank God for
good directions
and turnip greens