She was born and raised in a small town Not a lotta things to do My girlfriend gotta leave this place cause It just ain't big enough for two So she pulled out her suitcase And she filled it up with clothes I asked her "What's your destination, honey?" She said "Wherever the wind blows" "I just gotta go, I gotta go" She's gotta go, she gotta go She was lookin' out the window Like she had more to say Yeah she looked right out that window As the driver sped away She's gotta go, she gotta go She's gotta go, she gotta go Once a big fish in a small pond Now she's out there swimmin' in the sea I shoulda gon' and chased that girl, ya hear? But it's just not the place for me But Lord knows I really miss that girl I see her face in my head (Yeah hey) And I never can forget that day (Oh no) I remember the words she said (She said) "I just gotta go, I gotta go" She's gotta go, she gotta go (Hey, hey) She was lookin' out the window Like she had more to say Yeah she looked right out that window As the driver sped away She's gotta go, she gotta go She's gotta go, she gotta go (Yeah) Yeah (Go, go, go, go) (Go, go, go, go) She was lookin' out the window Like she had more to say Yeah she looked right out that window As the driver sped away She's gotta go, she gotta go She's gotta go, she gotta go (Yeah) She's gotta go, yeah, yeah She was born and raised in a small town Not a lotta things to do