Written by Carl Goff, Jr./Toby Keith
INTRO: D A G A, D Bm G A VERSE: D A Bm A G A Route 14, Box 308, she said goodbye at the cattle-guard gate, G A D A Hopin' she would find her a place in the world D A With her mind made up and tears in her eyes, Bm A G A she almost made her daddy cry G A D he said, "Don't forget to call when you get there girl." PRE-CHORUS: Bm G D Drivin' on that 2-lane road hopin' she might find Bm G A A whole lot more waiting up ahead than what she left behind CHORUS: D A G A D A G A Moving' up-stairs, down-town, life's too short to be hanging a-round D A G A Bm A She's 18 and it's time she got out of the woods G A7 D A G A She's gettin' out while the gettin's good VERSE: D A Bm A G A All bills paid and a room with a view, she's unpacked a dish or two G A D A She just got her phone turned on today D A There's a big ol' world waitin' just outside Bm A G as she's thumbin through the classifides, G A D lookin' for work at any old job's okay PRE-CHORUS: Bm G D Drivin' on that cross-town freeway, hopin' she might find Bm G A A whole lot more waitin' up ahead than what she left behind CHORUS: D A G A D A G A Moving' up-stairs, down-town, life's too short to be hanging a-round D A G A Bm A She's 18 and it's time she got out of the woods G A7 D A G A She's gettin' out while the gettin's good VERSE: D A And she lost her job at the grocery store Bm A G A and the wolf came knocking at the door G A D red notice said they turned off her telephone D A Bm A G There's nothing left for her to do so she's packed up a thing or two, G A D Loaded her car down now she's headed home PRE-CHORUS: Bm G D Drivin' on that 2-lane road hopin' she might find Bm G A A whole lot more waiting up ahead than what she left behind CHORUS 2: D A G A D A G A Moving' up-stairs, down-town, life's too short to be hanging a-round D A G A Bm A She's 18 and it's time she got back to the woods G A7 D A G A D -FADE She's gettin' out while the gettin's good