Leavin' Cleveland

He’s got his buddies that he meets for a beer on Saturdays

And a dead-end job that he’s shackled to but he says he likes the pay

His Momma and Daddy live down the road

And people call it a lot of things but he just calls it home

He just came to Nashville on a weekend trip

And I just ended up downtown on a drunken whim

I thought he'd just be some boy that I let under my covers

But he asked about my tattoos and my music and my Mother

And when he left he said girl see you soon

And honestly I thought that it was true

I always think that love's enough to make a man change

But he says he can’t love a girl who lives in another state

It’s not enough to just have chemistry

If he won’t meet me in the middle so that we can see where it leads

I thought I might be a good enough reason

But he ain’t ever leavin’ Cleveland

Here’s the thing about a small town boy and a dreamer

You can’t turn a realist into a believer

Didn’t things could change from a phone call away

But when I saw him again it just wasn’t the same

And I’ve got dreams of my own to chase here too

I guess what you feel ain’t as real as what you do

I always think that love's enough to make a man change

But he says he can’t love a girl who lives in another state

It’s not enough to just have chemistry

If he won’t meet me in the middle so that we can see where it leads

I thought I could be a good enough reason

But he ain’t ever leavin’ Cleveland

When my heart has somebody it’s missing

I ain’t worried bout things like logistics

I think he’s set in his ways

He thinks I’m out of my mind

Cause I think I am worth the drive

I think it’s worth a try

I always think that love's enough to make a man change

But he says he can’t love a girl who lives in another state

It’s not enough to just have chemistry

If he won’t meet me in the middle so that we can see where it leads

I thought I would be a good enough reason

But he ain’t ever leavin’ Cleveland