"Long Lost Smile" Lyrics

(Marc Beeson/Neil Thrasher)

She squeezed the handle and topped the tank off
Pulled out her necklace and kissed the cross
El Paso heat wave risin' off the hood
She's goin' through with somethin'
He never thought she would.

By now he's rollin' over on his back
But he ain't wakin' up not with all the liquor he's had
She'll be halfway to Longview by the time he starts to stir
By the time he opens his eyes
She'll already be a blur
You go girl, get in that Cadillac
There ain't no life in lookin' back.

She tore outta that station dust n' gravel flyin'
Side-swiped a couple of highway signs
Tore off both mirrors somethin' free n' wild
Yeah seems like ages but there's that smile
That long lost smile.

Starin' through that windshield, new look in her eyes
A conscience as clear as the Texas sky
She ran outta patience, outta strength, outta tears
He ran outta second chances, now she's outta here
You go girl, don't look back
There ain't no life in livin' like that.

She tore outta that station dust n' gravel flyin'
Side-swiped a couple of highway signs
Tore off both mirrors somethin' free n' wild
Yeah seems like ages but there's that smile
That long lost smile
That long lost smile
Yeah, you go girl, you go girl.

Yeah, you go girl, you go girl...