Ten years is a long time Ten years is the blink of an eye Three chords and a million miles With a dream that just won't die
I remember the oil rigs churnin' Saw the world from a back porch swing By the light of the gas fires burnin' Daddy'd say, "You oughtta hear my little girl sing"
Odessa Underneath the Texas sky Odessa Do you hear me when I cry?
Playin' to the radio hour by hour Guitar too big and hands too small Spent a whole summer pickin' Wildwood Flower Mother Maybelle, she was ten feet tall
Kids in school used to whisper out loud "Do you see that girl over there? Poor little fool's got her head in the clouds Yeah, she thinks she's goin' somewhere"
I don't care about fame and fortune Camera in your face and a dollar in the bank I want to go runnin' through the fields Drinkin' hot water from a railway tank
Hotel rooms and smoke-filled bars No, this ain't no back porch swing I want to go home but I've come too far Daddy, you oughtta hear your little girl sing