I never could forget about the girl next door
The way you light up this town makes you pretty hard to ignore
We've been best friends ever since
Your daddy built the treehouse in my yard
When he passed I promised him I would always be on guard
That's why it breaks my heart to see you this way
Do you remember in the third grade
When you said you were afraid of the dark?
I had you look outside your window that night
While I shined a flashlight through your yard
So you could see that there weren't
Any monsters but now that we are grown
There's a real one living and
Breathing and I let him get inside your home
Well look outside your window for my headlights tonight
Jump in my car lets drive
Way out past the county line
Open up the throttle get a taste of freedom
Cause I can't stand it one more day
Nothing left here for us anyway
I'm ready to leave if you're ready to leave him
Cause he don't deserve you; and you don't need him
You showed up with your sunglasses on again today
I know you're tryin' to hide the bruises on your beautiful face
I swore if it happened again I would take you away from him
You say you're scared of the pistol in his
Drawer and his eyes when he's been drinkin'
Well pack your bags if you're ready to leave tonight
Jump in my car lets drive
Way out past the county line
Open up the throttle get a taste of freedom
Cause I can't stand it one more day
Nothing left here for us anyway
I'm ready to leave if you're ready to leave him
Cause he don't deserve you; and you don't need him