Why I Left Atlanta

Headin' west on 20, just past Birmingham Not sure where I'm going, I just can't turn back again And I got headlights on the highway I got 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 Yes, that's why I left Atlanta Me and Georgia seen our better days Settled outside of the city and bought a house and a little land Built our hopes on dreamin' till those dreams got out of hand And I was after something I could never be And I guess she finally grew too tired of waitin' 'round on me And that's why I left Atlanta I drove away in a early mornin' haze Yes, that's why I left Atlanta Me and Georgia seen our better days I wish you could've held on a little longer I wish I could've been a little stronger God knows things don't always work out like you plan Well, I could tell you my story I just don't know how it will end So I'll keep right on drivin' till I run out of gas I start again where I end up, ain't no use in lookin' back And that's why I left Atlanta I drove away in a early mornin' haze Yes, that's why I left Atlanta Me and Georgia seen our better days Me and Georgia seen our better days