D                                              A
She's gettin' older, you'd think that she'd be farther
             G
If she were smarter
                   D      A
She'd turn the car around
D                                           A
She won't admit it, but when the tough gets harder
                   G
She's her mother's daughter
                    D     A
She's gonna let you down


[Chorus]
A               D
Run away little Dixieland
                 G
Gone away is the steady hand
         A                                      D     A
"Stayin' forever" is a promise that nobody can keep
                D
Fly away little Delta Rose
                G
She finds love where'er she goes
            A                                      D
"Stayin' forever" is the biggest lie she'll ever believe


[Verse 2]
D                                            A
When she was younger she was more like her father
              G
Faithful and stronger
                          D     A
She was the light in his eyes
D                                          A
And she'll deny it, but now that he's no longer
                     G
She's her mother's daughter
                    D      A
Until the day she dies


[Chorus]
A               D
Run away little Dixieland
                 G
Gone away is the steady hand
         A                                      D     A
"Stayin' forever" is a promise that nobody can keep
                D
Fly away little Delta Rose
                G
She finds love where'er she goes
            A                                      D
"Stayin' forever" is the biggest lie she'll ever believe


[Chorus]
A               D
Run away little Dixieland
                 G
Gone away is the steady hand
         A                                      D     A
"Stayin' forever" is a promise that nobody can keep
                D
Fly away little Delta Rose
                G
She finds love where'er she goes
            A                                      D
"Stayin' forever" is the biggest lie she'll ever believe
                A                                     D
Ya, "Stayin' forever" is the biggest lie she'll ever believe