Her hair matched the sun
And man could she have fun
At 17, she'd lived
A life so far
Blue eyes that could freeze me
And soft lips that could please me
And she ran off
To be a rock star

CHORUS:
She found city lights and city boys
And smoky rooms filled with beautiful noise
I just knew we'd be together before too long
When I got to Nashville, she was already gone
Gone, gone
Already gone

When she was 23, I heard she'd moved from Nashville
And never really had a thought of me
Memories had faded, she'd become so jaded
Like Holden Caulfield was in NYC

CHORUS:
She found city lights and city boys
And smoky rooms filled with beautiful noise
I just knew we'd be together before too long
When I got to Memphis, she was already gone
Gone, gone
Already gone

BRIDGE:
I was looking back as she was moving ahead
At least that's what all of my friends said
As I tried to figure out where I'd gone wrong
I became a line in her sad song

Now she's in her 30's and certainly, no worries
About the way she blows away the guys
I think I'll try to find her; maybe I'll remind her
What she saw when she looked in my eyes

CHORUS:
She saw city lights and city boys
And smoky rooms filled with beautiful noise
I just knew we'd be together before too long
When I got to Chi-town, she was already gone
Gone, gone
Already gone