They were sitting on his tailgate And she was loving on his roughneck And she was talking about running away And he was puffin' on his cigarette Just thinkin' (huh) "How am I gonna say goodbye?" He said, Girl you got it good here And you don't need to mess with A guy going nowhere She said how's about Texas? Then he said, Ain't you been listening? It's never gonna work out And I think it'd be a good time now to Let me go You don't need me baby Stop holding on the way you are Don't you know I'm no good for you And it'll only break you heart If you don't Let me go He said other than a dreamer I ain't nothing but a drifter You could do a lot better Then he leaned over and he kissed her He said you got another year of college And a good momma and a daddy And me, I got $93 and this old '82 Chevy So let me go You don't need me baby Stop holding on the way you are Don't you know I'm no good for you and it'll only break your heart If you don't Let me go She said, nice try But you can't hide behind those shades there on your face Ya see I don't think you're all that tough I just think you're scared of love And I think I won't take up that much space So let me go Take me with you baby I belong where you are We both know that you're not as strong as you think you are Let me go Take me with you baby I belong where you are Don't you know I'm so good for you And it'll only break your heart Down the road If you don't Let me go With you baby Let me go With you baby Let me go