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