Leavin' this town got the ticket in my hand
Greyhound gonna haul me to the promised land
Can't shake this restless in my bones
Mama don't fret I won't be alone
Gonna make me a fortune and I'm comin' back...
In a cadillac!

Ain't no jobs, mill closed last year
If ya wanna get ahead, get the hell outta here
There's a lot of new money in this old guitar
Hold on Daddy, don't ya sell that farm
Gonna make me a pile and I'm comin' back...
In a cadillac!

This backwoods boy's gonna be an uptown deal
And I'll be back home in my coverted "ville"
There'll be so much green
They're gonna think I robbed a bank when I get back...
In a Cadillac!

These neon lights leave me shinin' like glitter
And if I play real good I get the pick of the litter
If what she's workin' feels just right
She might wind up and be my wife
Throw her suitcase in and then I'll drive her on back...
In my Cadillac!
This backwoods boy's gonna be an uptown deal
And I'll be back home in my coverted "ville"
There'll be so much green
They're gonna think I robbed a bank when I get back...
In a Cadillac!

In my Cadillac!