She had a dead end job at the national bankAnd a deadbeat husband who always drankSo when he didn’t come home she had the gin to thankFor the tears in her eyesSo Dixie packed up and said her goodbyesAnd she went driving so far away nobody’s gonna find herFlyin’ just fast enough to leave it all behind herBut she didn’t know ’til she hit the road, deep in her soulShe’s got the fire and the fight of a gypsyAnd nothing’s stronger than the heart of DixieThe heart of DixieIt’s a funny thing when your world falls downIt’s got a way of showing you what you’re all aboutNow Dixie’s got her wheels pointed southShe ain’t never looking backAnd nobody knew she was brave like thatAnd she went driving so far away nobody’s gonna find herFlyin’ just fast enough to leave it all behind herBut she didn’t know ’til she hit the road, deep in her soulShe’s got the fire and the fight of a gypsyAnd nothing’s stronger than the heart of DixieThe heart of DixieYeah Dixie woke up to the truth one dayGrabbed her cheap sun glasses and a lipstick caseAnd she went driving so far away nobody’s gonna find herFlyin’ just fast enough to leave it all behind herBut she didn’t know ’til she hit the road, deep in her soulShe’s got the fire and the fight of a gypsyAnd nothing’s stronger than the heart of DixieThe heart of Dixie, the heart of Dixie