[Verse 1] She had on her mamas dress It was quilted, white, and freshly pressed She looked like the Queen of Appalachia We threw everything we had In the back of my daddys Cadillac And dared the whole world to catch us Got a full tank of gas and a bottle of booze A pocket full of cash, and nothin to lose [Verse 2] As we pulled out of her daddys place A smile crept cross her face She said, Are we really gonna do this? Thats when we both realized We were leavin all the bad behind And we started shoutin broken Hallelujah!s Now come on, baby, take my hand Cause were headin on to the promised land [Chorus] So take it easy, babe On this heart of mine If we play our cards right, baby, we just might make it outta here alive [Verse 3] Well the car was black, a 68 With a 429 fast enough to make Them telephone poles look like fences The motor howls around the clock And the streetlights fight us every single block From here all the way to Memphis Were headin out, anywhere but here And everything we know is in the rearview mirror [Verse 4] Well the wind set her hair to dancin Occasionally giving glances Of her face, all freckles and sunburn With a smile you wont soon forget To the way she lights her cigarettes Shes a modernday Audrey Hepburn Got her daddys temper and her mamas eyes The world ahead of us, and her by my side [Chorus] So take it easy, babe On this heart of mine If we play our cards right, baby, we just might make it outta here alive [Verse 5] Theres a Red Collar song on the radio I think its used guitars But I dont know, cause the speakers busted She locked her hand in mine And her fingers traced a tattoo line And she said Youre the only boy Ive ever trusted Got a full tank of gas and a bottle of booze A pocket full of cash, and nothin to lose
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