She looked at the side of the road and saw
The rest of her life
Through that car window
And everywhere else the wind blows

It's a hard hard lesson to learn
It's a hard hard path to burn
Half the battles knowin where you've been
And where you're going
And half that battle's knowin
That it's gonna be alright
Make it through tonight

Growin up in a small town
Hadn't been any fun
But that was fine with her
She knew there were plenty of places to run
Don't be afraid
You'll figure it out some day
Miles from here
And as she rolled that window down
Somethin whispered in her ear
It don't get worse than this
But it sure as heck gets better
A town can't make you disappear
Anymore than you can live in a letter
She was going to find a boy out there
Who would make her feel alright
Who he was she didn't care
She just knew she was ready for a life
And a cowboy was the answer
But she didn't know where to find one
There was no blue jean, baby, messed up hair
Spinnin a pair of six-guns
But she saw him in her mind
Don't be afraid
He said
I'm here to save you from now on
It'll be alright
Make it through the night

It's a hard hard lesson to learn
It's a hard hard path to burn
Half the battles knowin where you've been
And where you're going
And half that battle's knowin
That it's gonna be alright
Make it through tonight

So there on the road that day
With the cool afternoon breeze singing
She thought of ways she might find a way
To get away from that old beginning

Someday I'll get out of this town
Someday I'll turn it around

And as she sat there starin into space
She heard a knock at the window
And there before her stood a six foot four
Tall cool glass of a man she thought
She'd like to know
Don't be afraid
He said
I saw your car here
And thought you might like a lift
To somewhere better than this
So they rode off into the sunset
And that girl got her happy ending
It just goes to show you never know
What'll bring around a new beggining
Those two are married now
But they never looked back even once
And late at night when they're side by side
She tells him about how once
She looked out a window
And planned her get away
And how he'd been the one
To make her dream come true that day

It's a hard hard lesson to learn
It's a hard hard path to burn
Half the battles knowin where you've been
And where you're going
And half that battle's knowin
That it's gonna be alright
Make it through tonight