(wally wilson/paul nelson/larry boone)



She was taught the world was small

That it's all dirt and dust

Sunday school and country songs

Things a girl can trust



She'll learn her lesson well

She played her part

But those back roads couldn't give

What was missing in her heart



Chorus:

You can make love staring at the stars

From the cold back seat of a beat up car

But there's only so far that a small town girl can go

When the sun comes up it's still the same old sun

'cuz the moon don't hang out on border town road



She thinks of all the reasons

Why she outta stay right here

A river that runs deep and wide

A sky thats always clear

She knows she can live her life

Just to watch those seasons change

What's she supposed to do with those relentless dreams



(repeat chorus)



In her room she packs her clothes

To the glow of a distant light

She knows the moon is shining

Somewhere on the other side



(repeat chorus)