LAURA JONES' ESCAPE

ANOTHER SATURDAY WITH NOTHING TO LOOSE
THIS TRAILER PARK IS THE BLUES
LAURA JONES IS LUCKY SHE'S MAKING HER ESCAPE TODAY
SHE LEAVIN IT ALL BEHIND PACKING ONLY HER PRIDE
SHE SAYS IT'S TIME TO START ANEW AT LEAST THEY CAN'T
SAY THAT SHE DIDN'T EVEN TRY
PAPA WAS THE SAME HE TOO JUST UP'T AND LEFT
BUT I WON'T RESIGN AND TAKE MY PLACE ON THE SHELF
WE WATCHED AS MOMMA DIED NEVER KNOWING ANYTHING OUTSIDE
OF HER DESPERATE LIFE

BUT THINGS ARE GONNA CHANGE FOR ME REAL SOON
I CAN FEEL IT IN MY BONES
JUST AS SOON AS I CAN GET MY LITTLE GIRL INTO A HOME
THEN I'LL BE GONE ON ANY ROAD THAT I CAN FIND

THE LITTLE MONEY I CAN SAVE GETS SMALLER EVERY WEEK
WITH PAPA GONE IT'S HARD TO GET TO MY FEET
AND THE COLD WINTER NIGHTS BURN THE OIL LIKE YOU'D NEVER KNOW
TONIGHT'LL BE LIKE EVERY OTHER WEEKEND NIGHT
THE PARK KIDS WILL GO HOME DRUNK AND HAVE BEEN IN A FIGHT
BRAGGING ABOUT HOW NEXT WEEK THEY'LL DO IT ALL AGAIN
MY LITTLE GIRLS NEVER BEEN HUNGRY OR WANTED FOR ANYTHING
EXCEPT FOR THE TIME MY PAPPA TOOK TO THE DRINK
BUT THEN AGAIN I WON'T THROW THAT IN HIS FACE

THE WORD AROUND THE PARK IS JAMIE'S COMING BACK
WHEN I TOLD HIM HE'D BE A FATHER HE DENIED IT COULD BE HIS
FUNNY HOW SOMEBODY ELSE'S KID LOOKS LIKE HIM IN EVERY WAY
I'M ONLY BITTER ABOUT BEING SWEET SIXTEEN

NOW I WATCH THE SUN BURN UP AND DISAPPEAR
I'LL SETTLE DOWN MY LITTLE GIRL AND OPEN THE FRIDGE FOR A BEER
AND THIS IS LIFE YOUR WELCOME TO IT IF YOU PLEASEThanks to davemartyn01