Woodruff City Limit

I was born in a milltown in 1983

Same as those with my name that came before me

Learned about pain before I learned to speak

Watched my mama cryin every night until we’d flee

Woodruff City limit

I’ll be there in a minute

How many horses does this thing got in it

Got somewhere to be

Say goodbye to my father

I was a good southern prodigal daughter

Tryna forget everything he taught us

Except the old Gibson he bought for me

And I know I wouldn't be the same if I got stuck in it

Woodruff City Limit

Born under a bad sign in ‘58

Daredevil boy patched up with a metal plate

Kept him alive, but he couldn’t keep it straight

He was a good man with a darkside

That I grew to hate

Woodruff City Limit

I’ll be there in a minute

How many horses does this thing got in it

Got somewhere to be

Say goodbye to my father

I was a good southern prodigal daughter

Tryna forget everything he taught her

Except the old Gibson he bought for me

And I know he wouldn’t be the same if he wasn’t stuck in it

Woodruff City limit

Every time he called you dreaded picking up the phone

Were there voices in his head or was he sitting there all alone

Maybe I’m just getting things all wrong

But then I heard my sister’s voice saying he’s gone

Woodruff City Limit

I’ll be there in a minute

How many horses does this thing got in it

Got somewhere to be

Say goodbye to my father

I was a good southern prodigal daughter

Tryna forget everything he taught her

Except the old Gibson he bought for me

And I wonder what it’s like for him now that he’s no longer in it

Bet he’s headed up to the sky saying

“Good riddance Woodruff City limit”

Woodruff City limit