"Look Away" lyrics - JOHN ANDERSON

Bobby took a trip to his Georgia hometown
To the land of his dreams and just to have a look around
He parked his car at the courthouse square
But it was like a ghost town, there was nobody there

And Jim's Drugstore was a tanning salon
He asked an old man, "Where's ev'rybody gone?"
He found them out at the shopping center
Where Highway 1 meets Interstate 20

The country boys weren't wearing overalls
They were wearing suits made of camouflage
Southern belles talking like "Valley Girls"
He scratched his head and said, "What in the world?"

Dixie's had a facelift, I guess she's looking better
But I kinda liked the old one, I never will forget her
Look away

Johnny took a trip to his Florida hometown
To the land of his dreams and just to have a look around
At first he thought that he was on the wrong road
'Cause he didn't see any orange groves

Now, trailer parks and condos
Grew on the land that he once knew
He saw the city limits sign
And guessed he'd crossed the city line

There were strangers everywhere he went
With loud sport shirts and strange accents
They took the north and they moved it south
He said, "Shut my redneck mouth!"

Dixie's had a facelift, I guess she's looking better
But I kinda liked the old one, I never will forget her
Look away

Billy took a trip to his Tennessee town
To the land of his dreams and just to have a look around
He drove his car down Music Row
To look up stars he used to know

But the secretaries wouldn't let him in
"Leave your name and call again"
So, he thought he'd get some barbecue
At a little place that he once knew

But all he found were sushi bars
And dealerships for foreign cars
And buildings that reached for the sky
He said, "Where the hell am I?"

Dixie's had a facelift, I guess she's looking better
But I kinda liked the old one, I never will forget her
Look away, gone away, far away, Dixieland