Smart Iowa

She don't miss the PCH Or the California waves No, she don't She don't see adobe skies 'Cause she's got green in her eyes Yeah, she does Walked away from everything Left behind the silver screen Years ago And if you ask her why she left She'll put out her cigarette and say "You know, I got smart and moved to Iowa Where nobody could bother me no more" She wanted her own garden With a big old basset hound out on thе porch She used to wear hеr wedding rings Now the only gold she sees is in the corn She once loved a leading man Who built her castles in the sand years ago And if you ask her why she ran She'll reach out and take your hand and say "You know, I got smart and moved to Iowa Where I got what I need and nothing more" And you'll spend your time surrounded by a million faces You'll spend your life knocking on doors There is a world where you can move at slower paces And people aren't so scared of getting bored Now she's in her favorite chair With a coffee and the laundry on the line She don't miss the roles she played But she thinks about the stage from time to time Movie sets and curtain calls Broken love and alcohol She didn't need to have an encore She said "I got smart and moved to Iowa Where everybody has an open door" "I got smart and moved to Iowa Where nobody could bother me no more" "I got smart and moved to Iowa And this is where I'll be forevermore"