Berdiri di sisi jalan raya 4 keluar
A lady in tie die, a bag by her side
Seorang wanita di dasi mati, tas di sisinya
Not really lookin' like anything special
Tidak benar-benar terlihat seperti sesuatu yang istimewa
Saw Tennessee tags and she waved for a ride
Melihat tag Tennessee dan dia melambaikan tangan untuk menumpang
Sat right beside me as the meter hit sixty
Duduk tepat di sampingku saat meterannya mencapai enam puluh
Explainin' her travels and her family background
Jelaskan perjalanan dan latar belakang keluarganya
When she got thru I could not help but thinkin'
Ketika dia berhasil, saya tidak bisa tidak memikirkannya.
She's a long way from a West Nashville grand ballroom gown
Dia jauh dari gaun grand ballroom West Nashville
Her father had money and her mother had love
Ayahnya punya uang dan ibunya cinta
Channeled entirely to her dear sister Dove
Disalurkan seluruhnya untuk saudarinya Dove
Twenty-two years in societies plan
Dua puluh dua tahun di masyarakat berencana
Canceled at the swing of her dear mothers hand
Dibatalkan pada ayunan tangan ibu tercintanya
Six hours later we hit Cincinnati
Enam jam kemudian kami menabrak Cincinnati
Yawning she woke and asked where we were
Menguap dia terbangun dan bertanya dimana kita berada
When she found out she said “I must be going”
Ketika dia tahu dia berkata “Saya harus pergi”
This close to Nashville was too close for her
Ini dekat dengan Nashville terlalu dekat untuknya
So I stopped by the roadside and I gave her five dollars
Jadi saya mampir ke pinggir jalan dan saya memberinya lima dolar
She took it then kissed me and gave me a note
Dia mengambilnya lalu menciumku dan memberi saya sebuah catatan
She told me just to read it then mail it in Nashville
Dia mengatakan kepada saya untuk membacanya lalu mengirimkannya di Nashville
On old loose leaf paper to her mother she wrote
Pada kertas daun longgar tua ke ibunya dia menulis
She said Momma I'm fine if you happen to wonder
Dia bilang Momma aku baik-baik saja jika kamu bertanya-tanya
I don't have much money but I still get around
Saya tidak punya banyak uang tapi saya masih berkeliling
I haven't made church in near thirty-six Sundays
Saya belum membuat gereja di hampir tiga puluh enam hari Minggu
So fuck all those West Nashville grand ballroom gowns
Jadi, bunuh semua gaun grand ballroom West Nashville
Yea, she's a long way from the West Nashville grand
Ya, dia jauh dari West Nashville
ballroom gowns
gaun ballroom