She left home today Left behind a life of failure and promises An old suitcase in her hand Filled with lies and memories of me Well, it's been a long time comin' Yeah, she been up and down that same old road Well hell, she been talkin' 'bout leavin' for so long Lord, and this time I think she's gonna go Just wanted to tell you I'm sorry It took 12 years for her to leave Goodbye Dixie, girl ramble on This old dirty town gettin' way to small Goodbye Dixie, see you around Well, that downtown train is rolling on It's rolling on I ain't gonna work on the railroad Ain't gonna work on the farm, no I'm gonna lay around this shack Till the mail train come back And I'll roll in my sweet baby's arms Sometimes it seems like tomorrow Turned it's back on yesterday And all of my pain and all of my heartache and sorrow Ain't gonna be enough to make her stay Goodbye Dixie, girl ramble on This old dirty town gettin' way to small Goodbye Dixie, see you around That downtown train is rolling on It's rolling on