Good Directions

Capo: 3 NC                   I was sittin’ there sellin’ turnips on a flatbed truck Crunchin’ on a pork rind when she pulled up She had to be thinkin’ "this is where rednecks come from" She had Hollywood written on her license plate She was lost and lookin’ for the interstate Needin’ directions and I was the man for the job I told her way up yonder past the caution light There’s a little country store with an old coke sign You gotta stop in and ask Miss Bell for some of her sweet tea Then a left will take you to the interstate                             A (one strum)         But a right will bring you right back here to me NC                   I was sittin’ there thinkin ’bout her pretty face Kickin’ myself for not catchin’ her name I threw my hat and said you fool there goes love I knew my old Ford couldn’t run her down   she probably didn’t like me anyhow So I watched her disappear into a cloud of dust I told her way up yonder past the caution light There’s a little country store with an old coke sign You gotta stop in and ask Miss Bell for some of her sweet tea Then a left will take you to the interstate   But a right will bring you right back here to me (bridge) Is this Georgia heat playin’ tricks on me Or am I really seein’ what I think I see                                      (one strum each) The woman of my dreams comin’ back to me She went way up yonder past the caution light   NC                        Don’t know why but somethin’ felt right When she stopped in and asked Ms. Bell for some of her sweet tea Mama gave her a big ol’ glass and sent her right back here to me                              NC                 ( optional) Thank God for good directions and turnip greens