Interstate 37 is paved with good intentions
I'm prob'ly 50 years from heaven
But I'm 15 miles from hell

With two lanes to myself

So thank God for Derek and Jesse

For pouring out their hearts to me
Side by side in my back seat
They never let me down

So I don't need anybody now

And I did my best to pretend

That I'm gonna' see you again
And I may cross your mind
Before I cross the state line

But if I don't call, don't be surprised
That's what I meant by goodbye


Just 'cause I don't know where I'm headed
That don't mean I'm lost
I'm an empty can kicked across an empty parking lot

And this is all that I could ever want
So I'll do my best to pretend
That I'm gonna' see you again

And I may cross your mind
Before I cross the state line
But if I don't call, don't be surprised

That's what I meant by goodbye

I didn't say I'd see you later

'Cause I know that I might not

Yellow lights are yellin' at me

On the edge of town
And one cold night in Corpus Christi
Is not enough to make me turn around

Much less make me settle down

So I'll do my best to pretend

That I'm gonna' see you again
And I may cross your mind
Before I cross the state line

But if I don't call, don't be surprised
That's what I meant by goodbye
Goodbye

And I may cross your mind
Before I cross the state line
But if I don't call, don't be surprised

Don't be surprised, baby
That's what I meant by goodbye