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 you wanna get ahead, get the hell outta here   There's a lot of new money in this old guitar   Hold on, Daddy, don't you 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 converted '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, 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      Well, this backwoods boy's gonna be an uptown deal   And I'll ease back home in my converted 'Ville   There's so much green   They're gonna think I robbed a bank   When I get back in a Cadillac