Gone-M-Seven

Gone - M-Seven And her Mama had a busted smile, a cotton dress and a black eye She had a bag of clothes and twenty bucks The sun was down and her mind was made up She saw them headlights coming and whispered to herself Here goes nothing He had his hair slicked back and whiskey breath Blood shoot eyes and a pack of cigarettes He said, "Where you heading" she said, "No clue" He said, "Well you're in luck Honey, I'm heading there too" Snake skin boots and a switch blade, a gold money clip getting empty A short future and a long past, an El Camino and a tank of gas She had a song singing in her head that says "I love this town when I'm leaving or left" To keep from going crazy you gotta get a little wild I might be young but I ain't no child We've all gotta foot on the ground and another in the grave You're either living your life or just taking up space She ain't sad or sorry and she ain't wrong She ain't leaving, she's just gone The gas tank sang a song called empty He filled it up and then he tossed her the keys She saw the gun and said, "Whatcha doing anyways?" He said, "Something you'll remember Honey When you're old and grey" But he came out with his hand clenching his chest And his white t-shirt turning red Some money in a bag and a case of beer He said, "Hit the gas Honey, lets get outta here" She opened a beer took a big gulp Could barely squeeze a word through the lump in her throat And all she could think of as she drove away Was: Jesus Christ, I never even got his name Then she pulled off down a dirt road When his breathing stopped and his eyes fell close She took the money and stuffed it in her pockets Kissed him on the cheek and started walking A few days later and a few more towns She walks into a dinner and quietly sits down With some of the money she orders up some food That's when she sees his face on the front page of the news It said: A man died from a bullet in the chest After robbing a gas station a few nights back The lipstick on his cheek says he wasn't alone But by the time they made the scene she was already gone