The One You Left Behind

Well I couldn't speak when I kissed your cheek
 So the tears just said goodbye
 But still I knew what I had to do was spread my wings and fly
 So I loaded up my pickup truck
 And threw it into drive
 I had a friend in Louisiana on an oil rig in the gulf
 He said the night life in New Orleans would really light me up
 And for awhile girl it was true
 So why do I still dream of you
 Sometimes you've got to leave to learn
 How good life was back where you were
 And the greener pasture you set out to find
 Is The One You Left Behind
 I spend my days on a fishing boat and my nights on Bourbon Street
 The taste I got of this brand new life at best is bittersweet
 Behind the mask of Mardi Gras
 I hid so well that no one saw
 A country boy that misses the man that he use to be
 And holding hands on sunset walks to the Dairy Queen
 And the kind of work I use to do
 And breathing in the air with you
 Sometimes you've got to leave to learn
 How good life was back where you were
 And the greener pasture you set out to find
 Is The One You Left Behind
 I kissed your lips I pulled you close
 And tear sick girl I missed you so missed you so
 Sometimes you've got to leave to learn
 How good life was back where you were
 And the greener pasture you set out to find
 Is The One You Left Behind
 Is The One You Left Behind
 Is The One You Left Behind
 The One You Left Behind