Her daddy said she couldn’t go
She hands me money for the toll
A one way trip, somewhere that’s warm
“Don’t come back” he said “and don’t call home”
A few more hours in the sun
A few more days and we’ll be done
She’s been sleeping for a while
I stay awake by counting miles and miles
The road ahead
The past behind, destination far
We’ll take a chance
Buy some land and build a house of cards
She says “the money’s running low”
Were off the map with no way home
I’ve never seen this road before
We left that town, with hope for more
The road ahead
The past behind, destination far
Don’t look back
Take a chance and build a house of cards
Copyright 2008 Doyle, Raines, Stassen
