Levi Lowrey - Prodigal's Postcard lyrics

Folks say there's a way to get out of this town Down westbound 29 And I pray one day I won't get turned around Pull the roots from the ground this time I've seen them leaving with stars in their eyes burning up in the atmosphere Folks say there's a way to get out of this town What are they still doing here I know old Joe he got out for a while He left there in style on a plane For Mexico on the coast where the women are wild He wore a sun tan disguise for the pain He left there for reasons best left unexplained Now he jumps at the knock of a door I know old Joe he got out for a while But he can't leave the country no more Sue left for broadway She came back in a hard way last fall Sam had a slider He pitched in the minors that's all So goodbye home of mine I'll remember your charms Long after the scars start to fade And I might just write a prodigal's postcard To the ghosts in the graveyard someday I'll leave forever and never look back at the dust in the rearview mirror Folks say there's a way to get out of this town What are they still doing here Folks say there's a way to get out of this town What am I still doing here