[Verse 1] People only stop here because they're passing through And I ring 'em up for diesel, cigarettes and Mountain Dew They're headed on to Dallas or Memphis, Tennessee I've never been past Little Rock and I'm damn near thirty-three
[Verse 2] I'm gonna tell my boss he's fired, burn my unpaid bills And if folks ask when I'm comin' back, promise I never will I'm droppin' off my name tag, I'm gonna hug my ma and pa As I'm runnin' out of Hope, Arkansas
[Verse 3] All my friends are married and some in the county pen I knew that wеren't the life for mе way back when I was ten I'm only takin' what'll fit in my old duffel bag And I won't take a second look at that boarded-up main drag
[Chorus] Send my mail to nowhere and disconnect my phone It don't matter where I'm headed, only that I'm goin' I don't care if you miss me, I'm gonna hug my ma and pa As I'm runnin' out of Hope, Arkansas[Instrumental Bridge]
[Verse 4] There's endless miles of highway and I wanna see 'em all From Wichita to Birmingham, from Reno to Saint Paul I won't slow down to catch my breath 'til I reach that leavin' sign And every inch of Arkansas is facin' my behind
[Chorus] Send my mail to nowhere and disconnect my phone It don't matter where I'm headed, only that I'm goin' I don't care if you miss me, I'm gonna hug my ma and pa As I'm runnin' out of Hope, Arkansas[Outro] As I'm runnin' out of Hope, ArkansasTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.