I take a breath and turn the key I never guessed this would take all of me One more look at what I'm leaving behind This cloud of dust it's my goodbye
It's a long, long road to independence But I'm leaving you for Tennessee I've got demons riding shotgun Telling me not to go But what they don't know Is I'm already gone
They say it's easier as time goes by Why won't these tears stop falling from my eyes? Letting you go wasn't what I planned With every mile the more I understand
It's a long, long road to independence But I'm leaving you for Tennessee I got demons riding shotgun Telling me not to go But what they don't know Is I'm already gone
And I almost turned around on highway 65 In a Arkansas at a truck stop just to cry I put myself together at the Chatham county line And I thought about my heart and all the reasons why I should drive
It's a long, long road to independence But I'm leaving you for Tennessee I've got demons riding shotgun Telling me not to go But what they don't know Is I'm already gone