Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Route 14, Box 308
She said goodbye at the cattle-guard gate
Hoping she would find her a place in the world
With her mind made up and tears in her eyes
It almost made her daddy cry
He said, "Don't forget to call when you get there, girl"
[PreChorus]
Driving on that two-lane road, hoping she might find
A whole lot more waiting up ahead than what she left behind
[Chorus]
Moving upstairs, downtown
Life's too short to be hanging around
She's eighteen and it's time she got out of the woods
She's getting out while the getting's good
[Verse 2]
All bills paid and a room with a view
She's unpacked a dish or two
She just got her phone turned on today
There's a big ol' world waiting just outside
As she's thumbing through the classifieds
Looking for work and any ol' job's okay
[Verse 3]
Driving on that cross-town freeway, hoping she might find
A whole lot more waiting up ahead than what she left behind
[Chorus]
Living upstairs, downtown
Life's too short to be hanging around
She's eighteen and it's time she got out of the woods
She's getting out while the getting's good
[Verse 4]
Then she lost her job at the grocery store
And the wolf came knocking at the door
Red notice said they turned off her telephone
There's nothing left for her to do, so she's packed up a thing or two
Loaded her car down, now she's headed home
[PreChorus]
Driving on that two-lane road, hoping she might find
A whole lot more waiting up ahead than what she left behind
[Chorus]
Living upstairs, downtown
Life's too short to be hanging around
She's eighteen and it's time she got back to the woods
She's getting out while the getting's good
Written by: Carl Goff Jr., Toby Keith
