Not as simple as a criticism of the rural south. In the context of the relationship, he's not leaving the country, he's hightailing it away from the girlfriend.
He uses lines like "only cowboys and southern gentleman... who bend to their dead ends." to justify why he's leaving.
essentially, it isn't about them. he started to get so conflicted with his feelings for her that he eventually cheated. now he's saying this country life they decided to escape to is no longer good enough for him.
Not as simple as a criticism of the rural south. In the context of the relationship, he's not leaving the country, he's hightailing it away from the girlfriend.
He uses lines like "only cowboys and southern gentleman... who bend to their dead ends." to justify why he's leaving.
essentially, it isn't about them. he started to get so conflicted with his feelings for her that he eventually cheated. now he's saying this country life they decided to escape to is no longer good enough for him.