She said, "California," as a tear fell down her cheek

"Small town Missouri just ain't the life for me."

Waved goodbye to mom and dad, and all her friends

In that '97 Mustang, that we both lost it in



I can't recall the day I'd finally had enough

Chasing my father's dream and never of growing up

I turned in that uniform before I ever played a game

With a junior college scholarship in a white trash town upstate



You never know which way the road is gonna go when it bends

And all I know is what I'd give today to feel that way again, yeah



I made the most of no degree here selling cars

On the Westside of St. Louis where most the rich folks are

From time to time I hear about some star you met

And just how close you've come but haven't made it yet



It gets me thinking 'bout the way it was and all we could've been

Wondering if you ever wish you could feel that way again, oh, and feel that way again



You never know which way the road is gonna go when it bends

And all I know is what I'd give today to feel that way again



I cannot lie sometimes when I come back to town

I head out to the river and roll the windows down

Listen to that Mississippi running through the night

Let it wash away the years and bring you back here by my side



Let it wash away the years and bring you back here by my side

Again, feel that way again



I wanna feel that way, I wanna feel that way again

I wanna feel that way, I wanna feel that way again