G I would pick and we would sing To the rhythm of that front porch swing C G The moonlight held the spotlight that we shared I found new notes on that old guitar She believed I could be a star A7 D7 She told me that she wanted to be fair
G She said Love will only hold you down Boy you're glory bound C G We can't share a world with different dreams So I chased mine and she found hers too But someone else made hers come true D7 G Now I'm a star but every time I sing My heart goes drifting down a dusty Dixie road C G Taking my mind back in time L.A. lights burn like hell once you know D7 G You left heaven waiting down the Dixie road Every night I'm in a different place And I'm searching every stranger's face C G Trying to find the girl that's just not there She's back there in Montgomery And I'm clear across the country D7 G But whenever I'm alone I go back there My heart goes drifting down a dusty Dixie road C G Taking my mind back in time L.A. lights burn like hell once you know D7 G You left heaven waiting down the Dixie road