Life

Girl stepping out on the highway
Thumbing her way to the south
She's gotta lotta new beginnings and a lot to learn
She's reaching forward into her life
What could possibly happen?
What can she hope to achieve?
She's an empty piece of canvas on highway 4
And she's just gaining the strength to dream

And can't you see, she's gotta lot to hope for?
Can't you see, she's gotta lot to dream?
And life can make things happen
But dreams can sometimes disappear

Girl becoming a woman, no time for dreaming today
She's gotta lotta complicated liabilities
And she's searching to find a way
Life becoming a nightmare
Who is she trying to be?
She's a semi painted portrait in a one horse town
But she still has the strength to believe

And can't you see, she's gotta lot to hope for?
Can't you see, she's gotta lot to dream?
And life can make things happen
But dreams can sometimes disappear

Woman stuck on a highway, in a hurry with places to go
She's gotta lotta empty dreams and broken promises
And she's leaving them all behind
Trying to gamble a future
But some don't have a future to give
She's an authentic Mona Lisa sold for 50 cents
And she can't find the strength to achieve

And can't you see, she had a lot to hope for?
Can't you see, she had a lot to dream?
And dreams can make things happen
But life can sometimes disappear
Yeah Life can sometimes disappear.

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I wrote this song about a girl I met whilst fruit picking after I left high school - we'd both just finished school and the world was our oyster. She was hitch hiking and disappeared and was never heard from again. This song is my tribute to her.