Route 14 Box 308
She said goodbye
at the cattle guard gate
Hopin' 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
Drivin' on that two lane road
hopin' she might find
a whole lot more
waitin' up ahead
Than what she left behind
Movin' upstairs downtown
Life's too short to
be hangin' around
She's eighteen and it's time
she got out of the woods
She's gettin' out
while the gettin'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 ol' world
waitin' just outside
As she's thumbin'
through the classifieds
lookin' for work
and any old job's okay
Drivin' on that cross
town freeway
hopin' she might find
A whole lot more
waitin' up ahead
than what she left behind
Livin' upstairs downtown
Life's too short
to be hangin' around
She's eighteen and it's time
she got out of the woods
She's gettin' out
while the gettin's good
Then she lost her job
at the grocery store
And the wolf came
knockin' at the door
Red notice said
they turned off her telephone
There's nothin'
left for her to do
so she's packed up
a thing or two
Loaded her car down
now she's headed home
Drivin' on that two
lane road
hopin' she might find
A whole lot more
waitin' up ahead
than what she left behind
Livin' upstairs downtown
Life's too short
to be hangin' around
She's eighteen and it's time
she got back to the woods
She's gettin' out
while the gettin's good