the headlights are busted the body is rusted
the engine turns but it won't go
a couple more paychecks she can get the brakes fixed
and maybe drive to Toledo
what will they say when she goes when she goes
what will they think if she don't if she don't
what will they care if she's gone if she's gone
if she's gone
four white walls in Cleveland metal chairs to wait in
too much time to change her mind
a landslide of bother a few hundred dollars
a broken heart and she'll be fine
what will they say when she goes when she goes
what will they think if she don't if she don't
what will they care if she's gone if she's gone
if she's gone
in the Western Star corona sits the Queen of Oklahoma
a dirt road sparrow and her father's best lie
she finishes her letter buttons up her sweater
reaches towards the dresser and she cries and she cries
what will they say when she goes when she goes
what will they think if she don't if she don't
what will they care if she's gone if she's gone
if she's gone