She put a map
And a tube of lipstick
In an old Winn Dixie sack
She pulled her Firebird
Out of the driveway
Without ever looking back

By the time
She got to Georgia
It was nearly
Half past eight
She bought
A ninety-nine
Ccent breakfast
At the Stuckey's
By the interstate

And she don't know
Where she's going
And she's
Really not sure why
But she's got to try
And find a way
To live before she dies

She might see Rock City
She might see Ruby Falls
She might change her name
To Marilyn
And drop her southern drawl
She wants to climb
Lookout Mountain
And see all seven states
She wants to feel the wind
Through her hair again
Before it gets too late
To see Rock City

Well she stopped
In Chattanooga
And called
Her mama's beauty shop
She said
I won't be home for supper
Give my love to Bo and Pop

And her mama
Knew the reasons
Without even asking why
A woman's got to try
And find a way
To live before she dies

She might see Rock City
Oh, she might buy
A souvenir plate
She wants to feel the wind
Through her hair again
Before it gets too late
To see Rock City