"Why I Left Atlanta" lyrics

Headin' west on 20, just past Birmingham
Not sure where I'm goin' I just know I can't turn around
I got headlights on the highway, a heart that's away back home
And a picture of a life I lost to remind me why I'm gone

And that's why I left Atlanta
I drove away in a early mornin' haze
Yeah, that's why I left Atlanta
Me and Georgia have seen our better days

Settled outside the city, bought a house and a little land
Built our hopes on dreamin' 'til those dreams got out of hand
And I was after something I could never be
I guess you finally grew too tired of waitin' around on me

And that's why I left Atlanta
I drove away in a early mornin' haze
Yeah, that's why I left Atlanta
Me and Georgia have seen our better days

I wish you could've held on a little longer
Lord, I wish I could've been a little stronger

God knows things don't always work out like we plan
I could tell you my story, I just don't know how it will end
So I'll keep right on drivin' 'til I run out of gas
And start again where I end up, 'cause there ain't no lookin' back

That's why I left Atlanta
Drove away in a early mornin' haze
Yeah, that's why I left Atlanta
Me and Georgia have seen our better days

And that's why I left Atlanta
I drove away in a early mornin' haze
Yeah, that's why I left Atlanta
Me and Georgia have seen our better days
Me and Georgia have seen our better days