[Verse 1]
She don't want no picket fences
White paint peeling by the gate
She'd rather leave the porch light broken
Than spend her life arriving late
She don't want no matching dishes
Two blue cups and one chipped plate
She says a kitchen full of copies
Makes a hungry heart feel tame
[Pre-Chorus]
So pack the car with secondhand clothes
Take the long way past the county line
If anybody asks where we're going
Tell them somewhere that still feels mine
[Chorus]
She don't want no picket fences
She wants a key that fits no door
She don't want no matching dishes
She wants one more night, then one more
With the radio cracked and the windows down
And a motel sign buzzing through the dark
She'd rather lose the map completely
Than let somebody mark her heart
[Verse 2]
She don't want a Sunday schedule
Or a framed degree above the bed
She wants coffee from a paper cup
And every word she never said
She don't want a careful future
Folded neatly in a drawer
She says the best things come in crooked
And leave you asking what they're for
[Pre-Chorus]
So pack the car with secondhand clothes
Take the long way past the county line
If anybody asks where we're going
Tell them somewhere that still feels mine
[Chorus]
She don't want no picket fences
She wants a key that fits no door
She don't want no matching dishes
She wants one more night, then one more
With the radio cracked and the windows down
And a motel sign buzzing through the dark
She'd rather lose the map completely
Than let somebody mark her heart
[Bridge]
Maybe someday she'll call it home
Maybe someday she'll stay
But tonight she has a half-full tank
And a reason to get away
[Final Chorus]
She don't want no picket fences
She wants the gravel underfoot
She don't want no matching dishes
She wants a life that won't stay put
With the radio cracked and the windows down
And your hand reaching over in the dark
She'd rather lose the map completely
Than let somebody mark her heart
[Outro]
No white gate, no perfect room
Just a road and a borrowed moon
No white gate, no perfect room
She'll decide what to call it soon