[Verse 1]

  Paychecks an

d cigarettes g

overn the kitc

henette

  She works th

e evenings,
              
believing what

              
 her teachers 

         
always said:

"Jolene is very keen, that girl will live the dream--
      
Go to college,

 get away." Bu

t her boyfrien

d, in the pris

on, he'll say:

[Chorus]
           
Wait for me, o

              
ne more day, a

   
nd when I'm fr

ee,
             
Baby we will r

    
un away

[Verse 2]

  John Paul so

ld Adderall an

d cocaine by t

he shopping ma

ll

  He made him 

a few bucks,
              
now he's locke

              
d up, serving 

              
time until nex

    
t fall

Plans made in seventh grade, he left them all delayed
         
but she loves 

him, even so; 

so he begs her

, oh my darlin

g don't go

[Chorus]
           
Wait for me, o

              
ne more day, a

   
nd when I'm fr

ee
             
Baby we will r

             
un awaaaaaay, 

        
awaaaaaay.
            
Baby we will r

             
un awaaaaaay, 

        
awaaaaaay.

[Bridge]
           
Hey Jolene, yo

            
u're the one I

 
 want
           
To come with m

             
e when I leave

     
 this haunt
            
Baby sink or s

             
wim, we'll be 

     
on our own
            
Cuz we're leav

      
ing Ohio

[Verse 3]

  I'm gonna ma

ke parole and,

 you're gonna 

leave that hol

e, and

  We're gonna 

find a place w

here, nobody k

nows our faces

  And I'll fin

d a job that p

ays and, you'l

l study every 

day, and

  Baby we got 

to go, they'll

 never know, w

e're leaving O

hio

             
Oh-oh-oh… Oh-o

   
h-oh…
             
Baby we're lea

             
ving Ohio-oh-o

          
h… Oh-oh-oh…
          
Baby we're lea

ving

[Outro]
           
Hey Jolene, yo

            
u're the one I

 
 want
           
To come with m

             
e when I leave

     
 this haunt
            
Baby sink or s

             
wim, we'll be 

     
on our own
            
Cuz we're leav

      
ing Ohio