Good Directions
Lost Love Found: Southern Charm and Sweet Tea
Lyrics
I was sittin' there sellin' turnips on a flatbed truck
I was sitting, selling turnips on a flatbed truck.
Crunchin' on a pork rind when she pulled up
Crunching on a pork rind when she pulled up.
She had to be thinkin' this is where rednecks come from
She seemed to think this is where rednecks originate.
She had Hollywood written on her license plate
Her license plate hinted at Hollywood, creating a contrast.
She was lost and lookin' for the interstate
She was lost, searching for the interstate.
Needin' directions, and I was the man for the job
She needed directions, and the narrator felt he could help.
I told her way up yonder past the caution light
He directed her towards a country store past a caution light.
There's a little country store with an old Coke sign
Described a country store with an old Coke sign.
You gotta stop in and ask Miss Bell for some of her sweet tea
Suggested asking Miss Bell at the store for sweet tea.
Then a left will take you to the interstate
Advised a left turn to reach the interstate.
But a right will bring you right back here to me
Warned that a right turn leads back to him.
I was sittin' there thinkin' 'bout her pretty face
Reflecting on her pretty face and regretting not knowing her name.
Kickin' myself for not catchin' her name
The narrator regrets missing a potential love connection.
I threw my hat and thought, 'you fool, that it coulda been love.
Realizing the gravity of the situation, considering it could have been love.
I knew my old Ford couldn't run her down
Acknowledging that his old Ford couldn't catch up to her.
She probably didn't like me anyhow
Speculating that she probably didn't like him anyway.
So I watched her disappear in a cloud of dust
Observing her disappearing in a cloud of dust.
I told her way up yonder past the caution light
Repeating the earlier directions for emphasis.
There's a little country store with an old Coke sign
Reiterating details about the country store.
You gotta stop in and ask Miss Bell for some of her sweet tea
Encouraging asking Miss Bell for sweet tea.
Then a left will take you to the interstate
Repeating the left turn to the interstate.
But a right will bring you right back here to me
Warning again that a right turn brings you back to him.
Is this Georgia heat playin' tricks on me
Questioning whether the Georgia heat is playing tricks or if he's really seeing what he thinks.
Or am I really seein' what I think I see?
Expressing surprise at the woman of his dreams possibly returning.
The woman of my dreams comin' back to me
Believing that the woman of his dreams is coming back to him.
She went way up yonder past the caution light
Recalling the earlier directions and uncertainty.
Don't know why, but somethin' felt right
Feeling that something felt right when she went past the caution light.
When she stopped in and asked Miss Bell for some of her sweet tea
Narrating her stopping at the country store for sweet tea.
Mama gave her a big 'ol glass and sent her right back here to me
Miss Bell provides sweet tea and directs her back to him.
Thank God for good directions...and turnip greens
Expressing gratitude for good directions and mentioning turnip greens.
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