Rural Route-John Mellencamp

Little girl disappeared and gone From the rural route Seven days missing something's wrong On the rural route Amber alert all over the nation From the rural route Two lane highway full of cops On the rural route rural route Police dogs howl from wire cages On the rural route Last seen leaving a trailer On the rural route Just walking home alone On the rural route Newspaper prints her fifth grade picture From the rural route rural route Air stinks of crystal meth On the rural route Some one predicts a young girl's death On the rural route Father refuses to answer any questions from the rural route The man he runs around with comes up missing Off the rural route rural route Twenty miles away by a lake On the rural route Girl's body's found it's been raped By the rural route Twenty eight year old friend of the father Arrested on the rural route Father traded his daughter for favors On the rural route Here's my prayer loud and clear From the rural route Forgive us Lord get us out of here Off this rural route Oh merciful father show us the will Here on the rural route Give us the mercy for the drug addicted And the mentally ill On the rural route