Dimestore Life
words and music by Mary Karlzen

Oh I know it's hard to let go
But these mistakes I gotta make, I gotta make on my own
Oh what a wonderful ride
When all the happiness in the world
Is right here on the inside
Right here on the inside

She was sixteen, never knew more
Than the backporch swing and the counter at the dime store
What do you know?
She had dreams, dreams of many things
A life on the road and all that brings
There's got to be more than this counter at the dime store

Oh, what does this life have in store?
I need to know if there's any more
I need to know
Mama, won't you please let me go?
Mama, won't you please let me go?

Wave goodbye at the end of spring
Drop down a graduation gown and a high school ring
Echo on the gym floor
A life made from cards and sticks
The kind of broke that money can't fix
Oh, this road will take me somewhere
And I'll know it when I get there

Oh, what does this life have in store?
I need to know if there's any more
I need to know
Mama, won't you please let me go?
Mama, won't you please let me go?

Day to day, and town to town
Mama writes, "I can never track her down"
She's gonna find what she's looking for
Thirty one, when she finally makes it home
With the wisdom of the world, a woman fully grown
Oh I never needed more
Than this counter at the dime store
Than this counter at the dime store

Oh, what does this life have in store?
I need to know if there's any more
I need to know
Mama, won't you please let me go?
Mama, won't you please let me go?
Mama, let me go