She put a map And a tube of lipstick In an old Winn Dixie sack She pulled her Firebird Out of the driveway Without ever looking back By the time She got to Georgia It was nearly Half past eight She bought A ninety-nine Ccent breakfast At the Stuckey's By the interstate And she don't know Where she's going And she's Really not sure why But she's got to try And find a way To live before she dies She might see Rock City She might see Ruby Falls She might change her name To Marilyn And drop her southern drawl She wants to climb Lookout Mountain And see all seven states She wants to feel the wind Through her hair again Before it gets too late To see Rock City Well she stopped In Chattanooga And called Her mama's beauty shop She said I won't be home for supper Give my love to Bo and Pop And her mama Knew the reasons Without even asking why A woman's got to try And find a way To live before she dies She might see Rock City Oh, she might buy A souvenir plate She wants to feel the wind Through her hair again Before it gets too late To see Rock City