If I'm not over you by the time I get to Georgia Then I guess I'll be Alabama bound There was a time when I'd do anything for you But this time, baby, I won't turn around, yeah
I always wanted to get married And I thought you were the one But you never ever asked me And I was tired of hangin' on
You know a girl can only be let down So many times before she runs And now this little bitty town's Only got room for one of us, yeah
You always said I'd never leave And if I did I wouldn't go far So I know how I must look With my tank 'a gas and beat up heart
Well baby I'm gone for good You can count on that Yeah, I'm gonna keep headin' west Till I'm too far gone to come back, yeah
And if I'm not over you by the time I get to Georgia Then I guess I'll be Alabama bound There was a time when I'd do anything for you But this time, baby, I won't turn around
I only got ten miles to go Before I cross the state line I can feel my hands shakin' 'Cause they usually turn the wheel around about this time
I heard that same ol' voice inside I had to drown it out So I found me a radio station playin' something fast And I turned it up real loud
And if I'm not over you by the time I get to Georgia Then I guess I'll be Alabama bound There was a time when I'd do anything for you But this time, baby, I won't turn around
There was a time when I'd do anything for you But this time, baby oh I won't turn around, yeah No, I won't turn around
If I'm not over you By Georgia Then I'll head to Alabama Roll on to Mississippi or maybe Louisiana I'll drive all the way to California
Oh, I won't turn around No, I won't turn around No, I won't turn around No, I won't turn around
Turn around, turn around I won't, I won't turn around I won't, I won't turn around No, I won't turn around
I won't, I won't turn around I won't turn around I won't, I won't turn around I won't turn around I won't, I won't turn around I won't turn around.