she used to sit in the passenger seat tappin on the dash with her bare feet poppin that gum and paintin her toenails blue she d turn on the radio and crank it up that girl could never get it loud enough she d make up words to songs she thought she knew yeah saturday nights we d lead the parade of tricked out fords and chevrolets we d cruise through town and head down to the lake well i was hangin with the boys a little bit later talkin bout tires and carburetors when i happened to see my whole world drive away now i ve got nothin but taillights nothin but goodbye nothin but leavin goin on and i m nothin but sorry got nothin but memories she s nothin but taillights gone i ain t saying she stole that car but that was may and this is march and all i get are tickets in the mail she was doin eighty five in tennessee clocked in kansas doin ninety three i just hope she lets me post her bail cause i ve got nothin but taillights nothin but goodbye nothin but leavin goin on and i m nothin but sorry got nothin but memories she s nothin but taillights gone now i ve got nothin but taillights nothin but goodbye nothin but leavin goin on and i m nothin but sorry got nothin but memories she s nothin but taillights gone  lord she s nothin but taillights gone