Turns out that she was not the one
A smile and a wave from old Sonny
Made my way from the Carolinas
So I hit the road, that lonely, lonesome road
I blew out of here like the wind
And what I'd been missing in my missing years
Are what make it sacred ground
What makes a place a home
Made my way into the Carolinas
Wandered up and down the coast
Till it dawned on me, what I'd left right here
Met a girl in Oklahoma
Like I hadn't missed a day
And what I'd been missing in my missing years
But the roots that run beneath it
Trying to find my place in the sun
'Cause it dawned on me, what I left right here
'Cause I got lost in Arizona
Met a girl in Oklahoma
It's the smell of the morning coffee
To this one lane gravel road
And I've seen enough to know
Was damn sure worth looking for
And whatever I was missing
Turns out, she was not the one
And I got lost in Arizona
Trying to find my place in the sun
At the Liberty Cafe
'Cause five minutes after graduation
Just a dusty drive through town
Till it dawned on me, what I'd left right here
Is what I'd been missing in my missing years
Well, it sure ain't much to look at
To think there had to be something more
Was the first one in four generations
Made my way into the Carolinas
Wandered up and down the coast
