It's hard to leave town like Jesse James On a long flat piece of interstate When the only thing underneath your wheels Is concrete and Pittsburgh steel That tow lane sure can get you gone Bit it don't do a thing to hide where you came from [Chorus:] Wish I could've left in a cloud of dust On an old dirt road really kick it up Like a hell bent desperado headin' west Yeah there would be no lookin' back This clear view In the rearview Of losing everything I've ever loved Yeah I wish I could've left in a cloud of dust Them old cowboys had it made But they don't make goodbyes like that these days Yeah one wrong look and next thing you know You have to watch her watch you go Only one thing worse than words I can unsay It's that picture in my mind I can't erase [Repeat Chorus]