Nothing To Lose

(album: Small Town Hymns - 2010)

She had on her mama's dress
It was quilted, white, and freshly pressed
She looked like the Queen of Appalachia
We threw everything we had
In the back of my daddy's Cadillac
And dared the whole world to catch us

Got a full tank of gas and a bottle of booze
A pocket full of cash, and nothing to lose

As we pulled out of her daddy's place
A smile crept 'cross her face
She said, "Are we really gonna do this?"
That's when we both realized
We were leaving all the bad behind
And we started shouting broken "Hallelujah! "s

Now come on, baby, take my hand
'Cause we're heading on to the promised land

So take it easy, babe
On this heart of mine
If we play our cards right, baby, we just might make it outta here alive

Well the car was black, a '68
With a 429 fast enough to make
Them telephone poles look like fences
The motor howls around the clock
And the streetlights fight us every single block
From here all the way to Memphis

We're heading out, anywhere but here
And everything we know is in the rearview mirror

Well the wind set her hair to dancing
Occasionally giving glances
Of her face, all freckles and sunburn
With a smile you won't soon forget
To the way she lights her cigarettes
She's a modern-day Audrey Hepburn

Got her daddy's temper and her mama's eyes
The world ahead of us, and her by my side

So take it easy, babe
On this heart of mine
If we play our cards right, baby, we just might make it outta here alive

There's a Red Collar song on the radio
I think it's used guitars
But I don't know, 'cause the speaker's busted
She locked her hand in mine
And her fingers traced a tattoo line
And she said "You're the only boy I've ever trusted"

Got a full tank of gas and a bottle of booze
A pocket full of cash, and nothing to lose