One Horse Town

The day I turned eighteen I left my momma's house I snuck out of the backdoor quiet as a mouse I threw my bag in the back of the 65 Camino I filled my tank up with gas and I headed towards El Reno When my daddy woke up to get his sermon down He found a note signed by me that said see you around Well I swore I heard him scream as I crossed the county line But I hit the clutch Switched the gears And drove threw them dogwood pines Nothin's gonna slow me down (nothin's gonna slow me down) I'm leavin' this one horse town Don't send the sheriff to hunt me down 'Cause if I return I'll be buried in the ground Dad preached Sunday mornin' about the roads we travel on But I swear he'd have a heart attack if he knew where I had gone I strayed off the straight and narrow onto an old dirt road I met a man dressed in black who said he sold his soul He was handsome as the devil parked outside the limit sign He said go on ahead but be aware of what's inside I took one look at that town then offered him a ride I took shotgun and I let him drive Nothin's gonna slow me down (nothin's gonna slow me down) I'm leavin' this one horse town Don't send the sheriff to hunt me down 'Cause if I return I'll be buried in the ground