Route 14, Box 308
She said goodbye at the cattle guard gate
Hopin` she would find her 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
Hoping she might find
A whole lot more waiting up ahead
Than what she left behind
Chorus:
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 ok
Drivin` on that cross-town freeway
Hoping she might find
A whole lot more waiting up ahead
Than what she left behind
Repeat Chorus
She lost her job at the grocery store
And that old wolf came knockin` at her door
Red notice said they`ve 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
Drivin` on that two lane road
Hoping she might find
A whole lot more waiting up ahead
Than what she left behind
Repeat Chorus