Going to the big city © 2004 Leo Dean Jimmy Ray Turner was a young boy, maybe seventeen. A red dirt farm and a mules ass was all he’d ever seen. He grew up hard and he grew up strong But he never really grew at all, ‘cause the edge of his world was a barbed wire fence and a shovel in a horses stall. Late at night after daddy went to bed he’d get out his radio He’s hear the music from Shrevesport, An he figured it was time to go. July 5th was a special day that he’d always waited on Cause he’d used up all his teenaged years and now he was twenty one. He fought all night with his ma and pa, hopin’ they’d calm down, But he’d packed his bags and loaded the truck and he was headed into town. Chorus Goin’ to the big city, Gonna see the sights Goin’ to the big city, Gonna stay up all night. Goin’ to the big city, For sin and moral decay, Goin’ to the big city Gonna find a better way. Since he was a kid he’d saved his money in Folgers coffee can From sellin’ a cow he’d raised from a calf or helpin’ on a neighbors land. A ten dollar bill was a mighty big prize as he watched his fortune grow, Cause south Alabama ain’t the promised land And there was something that he needed to know. Chorus He thought he had a way with women And his bullshit flowed like wine. But he never met a woman like Billie Jean, She was all he’d hoped to find. She wore skin tight jeans and a string of pearls And smelled like French perfume, His knees would shake and his chest would ache When she walked into the room. Billie Jeans eyes were twice as blue, as the carribean sea Had legs as long as the day is long Made him buzz like a killer bee. She wore a small gold charm on an ankle chain Said “I’m an Elvis fan” Had coal black hair and an icy stare that said catch me if you can. Chorus In spite of her looks and the way she dressed Her life was an awful mess. She had a big plan to find her a man An buy a new fancy dress. Now Jimmy Ray Turner had a few bucks Saved from his coffee can, And after two long nights of lovin’ An he’s singin’ like a Buffett fan. Good lovin’ is a curse even for a big man When she turned on all that charm. So she took his cash and was gone in a flash And now he’s headed back to that farm. He went to the big city, To see some sights He went to the big city, He stayed up all night. He went to the big city, For sin and moral decay. He went to the big city, An she took all his money away.