I'll make my way down the interstate
I'll leave this one-way town
And if you haven't heard from me just know I'll be around
The last thing that she said to me before she drove away
Is, "Boy don't let that city change you
When life gets hard, don't let it make you think you're wrong
Or not enough
And just remember that I love you and I hope to see you've made it
But I just can't sit here waiting
And I hope one day, you find what you've been looking for
Just please don't lose yourself
And if you find one day, you're missing me
Just please don't look back, don't you look back now
That's just how it's gotta be"
The last words I could think to say before she drove away
Were, "Girl, I'd give you all the answers if I could only find the words to say
This town will be the death of me, so I filled that car with gasoline"
She closed her eyes, turned and sighed
And all I could think to say was
That's just how it's gotta be