At the corner café… she scrapes some quarters off the table
Says thanks, yeah now maybe I’ll be able
To get that black Mercedes I’ve been savin’ for
Aw, the other girls say you oughta undo a couple buttons
Start showin’ off a little somethin’
She says, naw, you go ‘head, think I’d rather stay poor
See I’m just makin’ rent
She said, this ain’t where my road ends
This may not be my town, but it’ll do for now
‘Til I can figure out who I am and where I’m goin’
She’s slingin’ eggs and bacon, with a college education
Just hangin’ out and waitin’ for a better plan, she’s ok not knowin’
She’s young, and the world’s wide open
There’s a rusty old ford
Lives out back behind the diner
Sittin’ there waitin’ on her
To make her mind up
Itchin’ to sling a little gravel
Take her who know where
Maybe head out west
It’s in God’s hands I guess
This may not be my town, but it’ll do for now
‘Til I can figure out who I am and where I’m goin’
She’s slingin’ eggs and bacon, with a college education
Just hangin’ out and waitin’ for a better plan, she’s ok not knowin’
She’s young, and the world’s wide open
She throws down that apron
Takes the money she’s been makin’
Her life’s out there waitin’
Got a better plan
That’s where she’s goin’ (goin’, goin’)
She’s young, and the world’s wide open