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 is my goodbye 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
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'd 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
I'm already gone I almost turned around on Highway 65
And in Arkansas I pulled off at a truck stop just to cry
And I put myself together at the Cheatham County line
And I thought about my heartache
and all the reasons why
I should drive,
just drive
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 No,
what they don't know