I was just leaving
I was just up and walking
When someone said something
It was likely my name
But I didnâ € ™t turn then
I just kept on walking
Got to my car and
I am presently driving
But darlinâ € ™ I canâ € ™t go back to Petrolia
With something I owe you
I think you already know that
I know Iâ € ™ll regret it
Not living with you
And youâ € ™ll have to sell that house and move to the city
She says no no no
Thereâ € ™s this cop in London
Heâ € ™s got it in for me
I known him since high school
He still thinks weâ € ™re nineteen
I canâ € ™t live nowhere
Where you could run into me
â € ˜Cause I think itâ € ™s likely
That youâ € ™ll make some big scene
And darlin I canâ € ™t go back to Petrolia
With something I owe you
I think you already know that
I know Iâ € ™ll regret it
Not living with you
And youâ € ™ll have to sell that house and move to the city
She says no no no
Out of all the places I could run
Lonelyâ € ™s destination number one
And Iâ € ™ll deny it all a little more
Yeah I done it but I donâ € ™t know what I did it for
Stopped at this truck stop
Right outside Woodstock
I was gonna get something
But the whole thing was closed
And then I thought I might turn back
And then I though I might call you
But I didnâ € ™t do that
I just kept going
And darlin I canâ € ™t go back to Petrolia
With something I owe you
I think you already know that
You know that I love you
I just cannot live with you
And youâ € ™ll have to sell that house and get lost in the city
She says no no no
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