Jason Isbell - Cape Fear River lyrics

Well I was born in the valley of the Cape Fear river About a 30 minute drive to the south of Virginia A north star of this great state At least that's what the sign said In a town where either had or you didn't My Daddy worked a 7 to 5 just to give me A fighting chance to make it out And not end up like him Well I ain't the man Half the man my Daddy was Half the man he wanted me to be Chorus: So I packed up, cashed my chips and pointed that car east No idea where I was going Anywhere but here'd worked for me Somehow I still think I made him proud Just by getting out Either you get locked up or you join the Corps You work the grill and Pete's burgers and more You buy a map and pick a spot, drive as fast as you can Cause falling down here is all too real Broken dreams and tobacco fields Hollow shells with hardened eyes That didn't make it out Their either Dropped Out or Knocked Up That high school girl that they thought they loved Now their life revolves around diapers and direct tv We aren't the men We aren't the men our fathers were We aren't the men they wanted us to be Chorus: So I packed up, cashed my chips and pointed that car east No idea where I was going Anywhere but here'd worked for me Somehow I still think I made him proud Just by getting out Well I was born in the valley of the Cape Fear river About a 30 minute drive to the south of Virginia A north star of this great state At least that's what the sign said