I'll make my way down the interstate I'll leave this one-way town And if you haven't heard from me just know I'll be around The last thing that she said to me before she drove away Is, "Boy don't let that city change you When life gets hard, don't let it make you think you're wrong Or not enough And just remember that I love you and I hope to see you've made it But I just can't sit here waiting And I hope one day, you find what you've been looking for Just please don't lose yourself And if you find one day, you're missing me Just please don't look back, don't you look back now That's just how it's gotta be" The last words I could think to say before she drove away Were, "Girl, I'd give you all the answers if I could only find the words to say This town will be the death of me, so I filled that car with gasoline" She closed her eyes, turned and sighed And all I could think to say was That's just how it's gotta be