Buy Two Seats

Buy two seats on the Greyhound

I was working at the Dollar General
You were bagging groceries across the lot
We'd eat lunch on the tailgate of your brother's truck
Talking 'bout the places that we never got
You said, "I got a cousin down in Houston"
"Says the refinery is hiring good men"
I said, "I got two hundred in a coffee can"
You said, "That's a start, now count it again"

'Cause your daddy's drinking
And my mama's sick
And this town is a pothole
And we're sinking quick

Buy two seats on the Greyhound
Pack the cooler, leave the lights on
We'll be somebody in another town
Buy two seats on the Greyhound

Greyhound, Greyhound
Carry us on
Greyhound

Now we got an apartment by the freeway
And the trucks shake the windows every night
But you're working nights and I'm working mornings
And the fridge is full and the rent is right
Sometimes I miss the crickets and the quiet
Sometimes I miss the church bells on the square
But I don't miss the fear of being nothing
And I don't miss the man I was back there

'Cause your daddy's drinking
And my mama's sick
And this town is a pothole
And we're sinking quick

Buy two seats on the Greyhound
Pack the cooler, leave the lights on
We'll be somebody in another town
Buy two seats on the Greyhound

Hold my hand at the station
The bus is running late
Hold my hand at the station
We can wait
Two paper tickets
And a state line

Buy two seats on the Greyhound
Pack the cooler, leave the lights on
We'll be somebody in another town
Buy two seats on the Greyhound

Greyhound, Greyhound
Carry us on
Greyhound