Hello I'm Gone
Trisha Yearwood Lyrics


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Somebody's waiting back home in Dallas
With no idea where she has gone
Got her suitcase all packed up
In the back of the pickup
Got her red knee-high luccheses on
She's on any old two-lane
West bound she knows
'Cause she was chasing her shadow
When the sun finally rose
Man, she's just running
It don't matter where
She figures she'll know where she is when she's there

But she didn't leave nothin' she can't do without
That's enough reason for leavin' no doubt
She rolls down the window, turns up a song
Laughs at the weather and says, hello, I'm gone

She broke down in Lubbock
Got it stuck in reverse
So she hitched down the highway
Her little gun in her purse
Got to the station
Stared at the phone
Found herself thinkin' about calling for home

And she didn't leave nothin' she can't do without
That's enough reason for leavin' no doubt
She dropped in a quarter made herself strong
All that she told him was, "Hello, I'm gone"

Then she called up a tow truck
Said, "Fix up what's wrong




I'm paying in cash boys
Hello, I'm gone"

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Trisha Yearwood's song "Hello I'm Gone" depict a story of a woman who has left her home in Dallas with her suitcase packed in the back of her pickup and her red knee-high Luccheses on. She is on any old two-lane westbound road, with no specific destination in mind, but simply running away. The woman is chasing her shadow and is hoping to find out where she truly belongs once she reaches her destination. She is alone and has no one to rely on but herself.


As the woman continues on her journey, she faces a few hurdles. Her car breaks down in Lubbock, and she finds herself stuck in reverse. However, she refuses to give up and hitchhikes down the highway, with her little gun in her purse. Eventually, she finds herself at a station and contemplates calling home. She realizes that she has left nothing behind that she cannot live without and decides to move on. In the end, she calls a tow truck to fix her car and tells them that she is paying with cash because she is never coming back.


Overall, the song's message is one of empowerment and individualism. The woman in the song has left her old life behind and is chasing after her dreams. She is willing to face whatever challenges come her way and build a new life for herself. The song encourages listeners to let go of their past and embrace the unknown for a better future.


Line by Line Meaning

Somebody's waiting back home in Dallas
There is someone waiting for her in Dallas, but she left without telling them where she's going.


With no idea where she has gone
The person waiting in Dallas has no idea where she has gone.


Got her suitcase all packed up
She has packed all her belongings in a suitcase.


In the back of the pickup
She has placed her suitcase in the back of her pickup truck.


Got her red knee-high luccheses on
She is wearing her red knee-high Lucchese boots.


She's on any old two-lane
She is driving on any two-lane road she finds.


West bound she knows
She is heading west, and she knows where she is going.


'Cause she was chasing her shadow
She is chasing herself, her past or her identity.


When the sun finally rose
After a long night, the sun finally came up.


Man, she's just running
She is running away from something or someone.


It don't matter where
It does not matter where she goes.


She figures she'll know where she is when she's there
She is hoping to find herself or find a new home when she arrives.


But she didn't leave nothin' she can't do without
She left behind anything that is not essential or crucial.


That's enough reason for leavin' no doubt
She has left without any hesitation because she doesn't need anything that she left behind.


She rolls down the window, turns up a song
She opens the window and plays some music as she drives.


Laughs at the weather and says, hello, I'm gone
She enjoys the moment and acknowledges that she has left everything behind.


She broke down in Lubbock
Her car broke down in Lubbock, Texas.


Got it stuck in reverse
Her car got stuck in reverse, and it wouldn't move forward.


So she hitched down the highway
She thumbed a ride with someone else who was driving on the highway.


Her little gun in her purse
She has a small firearm in her purse for protection.


Got to the station
She arrived at the train station.


Stared at the phone
She looked at the phone, but she didn't make the call.


Found herself thinkin' about calling for home
She considered calling home but didn't want to go back, at least not yet.


Then she called up a tow truck
She called a tow truck to fix her car.


Said, "Fix up what's wrong
She directed the tow truck driver to repair whatever is wrong with her car.


I'm paying in cash boys
She is paying for the tow truck service in cash.


Hello, I'm gone
She sums up her journey by saying that she is gone and moves on.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC
Written by: KEVIN WELCH

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