"Valdosta" by Corbette Jackson
I got these chords from watching a video of one of his performances.
Intro: G
Verse 1:
She left 3 months after graduation
For Valdosta and a higher education.
I stayed behind, took a job out there feeding grain.
It was late night phone calls, working overtime
Doing anything to keep her mine,
Putting all my hard-earned dough in a diamond ring.
I was wide-eyed, young, in love,
Heading to her college in my pickup truck,
But when I arrived, to my surprise,
She was on the couch all whiskey-eyed, kissing on some other guy.
Chorus:
There comes a time when you get taught a lesson
Making it clear you've got a lot to learn
About love, life, and women.
Well I learned mine out on Brookwood Drive,
Things ain't what they seem sometimes,
And heartache is just a part of living.
Yeah I know a good education will cost you,
But I got mine for free, in Valdosta.
Verse 2:
I didn't hang around for an explanation,
I laid out without hesitation
Right after I spit my dip in his eye.
But if it wasn't for her promiscuous ways,
I'd have never stopped at that cafe
Where a sweet little brown-eyed girl asked me what I'd like.
I said, "How 'bout a love that lasts,
A girl who's looking for an honest man?"
She said, "I know how it feels
When you're out there spinning your wheels, tryna find something real.
Chorus:
There comes a time when you get taught a lesson
Making it clear you've got a lot to learn
About love, life, and women.
Yeah I learned mine out on Brookwood Drive,
Things ain't what they seem sometimes,
And heartache is just a part of living.
Well I know a good education will cost you,
But I got mine for free, in Valdosta.
Bridge:
Now that brown-eyed girl is riding shotgun,
We've got a sunset and a fifth of rum.
And in my own way, I'm thankful now
for that little South Georgia college town.
Chorus:
There comes a time when you get taught a lesson
Making it clear you've got a lot to learn
About love, life, and women.
Hey I learned mine out on Brookwood Drive,
Things ain't what they seem sometimes,
And heartache is just a part of living.
Yeah, I said a heartache is just a part of living.
I know a good education will cost you,
But I got mine for free, in Valdosta.
Way down in Valdosta.
Ooohhh.
End on G