Leaving Jackson

Leaving Jackson
words and music by David Kleiner


She said life is a tugboat
Hauling you out to the sea
I said life is a roller coaster
You go up and down ’til you’re back where you used to be
But it don’t matter to me
The only thing I know
There ain’t no hope in Jackson

I met her by the Tilt-A-Whirl
She said she’d give me a spin
I took up her offer
And I ain’t been nothin’ but dizzy since then
I think I need my medicine
To help me find my way
To the Turnpike leaving Jackson

I was an underachiever
Nothin’ was going my way
So I didn’t believe her
When she turned around and asked if I wanted to stay
Who are you talkin’ to anyway?
Could it be this dude
Selling greasy food in Jackson

Oh Jackson
You can get in your car and drive to the lion’s den
Oh Jackson
The tiger lady’s gone
Say goodbye to the tiger man
That ain’t who I am

Now it’s a little bit later
I don’t know where I am
Lookin’ for a mile marker
Stuck in the middle of another Jersey jam
But I don’t really give a damn
If it takes all week
I am leaving Jackson
I am leaving Jackson
I am leaving Jackson...