(written by kevin welch)
Somebodys waiting back home in dallas
With no idea where she has gone
Got her suitcase all packed up
In the back of the pickup
Got her red knee-high luccheses on
Shes on any old two-lane
West bound she knows
cause she was chasing her shadow
When the sun finally rose
Man, shes just running
It dont matter where
She figures shell know where she is when shes there
But she didnt leave nothin she cant do without
Thats enough reason for leavin no doubt
She rolls down the window, turns up a song
Laughs at the weather and says, hello, Im gone
She broke down in lubbock
Got it stuck in reverse
So she hitched down the highway
Her little gun in her purse
Got to the station
Stared at the phone
Found herself thinkin about calling for home
And she didnt leave nothin she cant do without
Thats enough reason for leavin no doubt
She dropped in a quarter made herself strong
All that she told him was, hello, Im gone
Then she called up a tow truck
Said, fix up whats wrong
Im paying in cash boys
Hello, Im gone