G C G C [Verse] G She said, "California," as a tear fell down her cheek C "Small town Missouri just ain't the life for me." G Waved goodbye to mom and dad, and all her friends C G C In that '97 Mustang, that we both lost it in G I can't recall the day I'd finally had enough C Chasing my father's dream instead of growing up G Turned in that uniform before I ever played a game C With a junior college scholarship in a white trash town upstate D C You never know which way the road is gonna go when it bends D C G C And all I know is what I'd give today to feel that way again, yeah G I made the most of no degree here selling cars C On the westside of St. Louis where most the rich folks are G From time to time I hear about some star you met C And just how close you've come but haven't made it yet D C It gets me thinking 'bout the way it was and all we could have been D C Wondering if you ever wish that you could feel that way again, oh, and feel that G C G C again D C You never know which way the road is gonna go when it bends D C And all I know is what I'd give today to feel that way again G I cannot lie sometimes when I come back to town C I head out to the river and roll the windows down G Listen to that Mississippi running through the night C G Let it wash away the years and bring you back here by my side C G C G C Let it wash away the years and bring you back here by my side, yeah G C G C Feel that way again fade out