So the corner cafe
She scrapes some quarters off the table
Says, thanks, yeah, now maybe I'll be able
To get that black Mercedes I've been savin' forOh, the other girls say
You outta undue a couple buttons
Start showing off a little something
She says, no you go ahead think I'd rather stay poorSee I'm just making rent
She said, this ain't where my road endsThis may not be my town
It'll do for now
Til' I can figure out
Who I am, where I'm goinShe's slingin' eggs and bacon
With a college education
Just hanging out and waitin'
For a better planShe's okay not knowin'
She's young
And the world's wide openThere's a rusty old Ford
Lives out back behind the diner
Sitting there waitin' on her
To make her mind upIt tends to sling a little gravel
And take her who knows where
Maybe head out West
It's in Gods hands, I guessThis may not be my town
It'll do for now
Til' I can figure out
Who I am, where I'm goinShe's slingin' eggs and bacon
With a college education
Just hanging out and waitin'
For a better planShe's okay not knowin'
She's young
And the world's wide openShe throws down that apron
Takes the money she's been makin'
Her life's out there waitin'
Got a better planThat's where she's goin'
She's young
And the world's wide open