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Jenny grew up in Jackson
Her daddy used to work at the dump
He made just enough money
To keep the lights on
But it was gone at the end of the month
Jenny dropped out of high school
And cut that county-line leash
She said goodbye to her mama
Packed up her Honda
Hopped on I-20 East
She's gonna learn the hard way
Sometimes freedom ain't free
Sometimes you're runnin' on empty
Goin' full speed
Sometimes wide open spaces
Make it hard to breathe
Sometimes it's more like a nightmare
Livin' the dream
On these American streets
She got a job as a waitress
Pullin' the graveyard shifts
Pourin' coffee for the folks in the lobby
Of a highway holiday inn
She met a trucker named David
And fell for that life on the road
A bunch of white lines
Turned to two pink lines
On that mornin' she woke up alone
She's gonna learn the hard way
Sometimes freedom ain't free
Sometimes you're runnin' on empty
Goin' full speed
Sometimes wide open spaces
Make it hard to breathe
Sometimes it's more like a nightmare
Livin' the dream
On these American streets
A couple years later
Jenny went and moved back home
Welfare checks
Tryin' to accept
All the ways that it went wrong
Gonna have a hard conversation
When her baby girl is grown
She'll say no matter what they tell ya honey
You're out here on your own