A small town girl from Idaho
Set out to see the world
I guess you\'d call it teenage rebellion
She gathered all her savings
Bought a ticket for the bus
Sang \"She ain\'t goin\' nowhere, she\'s just leavin\'\"

She left behind her dear old mom
And her bastard of a dad
She headed east in search of New York City
She met him in a bar downtown
He told her she\'d be fine
He said \"There\'s always work for women who are pretty\"

Ida, ho from Idaho
He sold her cheap and he made her blow
She was kind on the eyes
But never nobody\'s friend
She made her trade where the lights were low
Morning come she was all alone
She was stumbling through life
Struggling to make amends

At first she told her self
That everything\'d be alright
That he would be the man that she desired
But soon would come the beatings
And he turned her to the streets
Said \"we got bills to pay and I got fired\"

He told her that he loved her
Said you\'re doin\' this for us
This life is hard, but I can guide you throgh it
He turned her on to heroin
To help her with the pain
She was his, and he made sure she knew it

Ida, ho from Idaho
They bought her cheap and they made her blow
She was kind on the eyes
But never nobody\'s friend
She made her trade where the lights were low
Morning come she was all alone
Crying inside
Swearing she won\'t do it again

For fourteen years she sold her soul
Along them dirty streets
Before she gathered strength enough for leavin\'
She tried to sneak away
But he caught up with her in rage
Screamed \"you ain\'t goin\' nowhere, best believe it\"

When she brought out her pistol
You should have seen his face
Falling to his knees, cryin\' \"honey...\"
She shot that pimpin\' motherfucker
Twice straight in the face
Went down to the border with his money

Ida, ho from Idaho
Retired down in Mexico
In a house by the sea
She finally knew some peace
She felt no guilt and she felt no shame
That fucker had him self to blame
She was finally free
And all of them demons released