VERSE 1 C5 F5 Bill and I got married following our first-born D5 A5 G5 Daddy left this gas and convenience store just before he died C5 F5 And I was only nineteen when I had my third baby D5 G5 C5 Sometimes I think maybe I should have left here long ago VERSE 2 C5 F5 Travelers are stopping by check their oil and their P.S.I. D5 A5 G5 Gas up and away they fly moving down the line C5 But this beat up truck and worn out shoes F5 Always giving me the blues D5 G5 Bill is sucking down the booze nearly every night CHORUS: F5 G5 C5 F5 I've never seen the city lights how they must shine so bright C5 F5 D5 G5 Not like this country night the sky's black as coal F5 G5 And this gas station mountain home C5 F5 Not a thing to call my own C5 F5 D5 G5 C5 I wish I was alone with a penny to my name VERSE 3 C5 F5 Strangers say this mountain here is beautiful beyond compare D5 A5 G5 But it's just a dumb old mountain there I see it every day C5 F5 If I could see a sunset skies over fields of grain or ocean tides D5 G5 City skyline in the night I'll be dancing till the dawn REPEAT CHORUS: VERSE 4 C5 F5 Bill and I got married following our first-born D5 A5 G5 Daddy left this gas and convenience store just before he died C5 F5 Maybe Bill and I someday will find a chance to get away D5 G5 Until then it's here I'll stay wishing on a star REPEAT CHORUS: END
