mama locked the door last night for the first time in all of her years
i said mama you gotta be kidding me
she said things ain't like they used to be round here
you just wouldn't believe it
kids growing up without jesus
good thing your daddy ain't here to see this now
they stay higher than the water tower in this 35 mile an hour town
she said it ain't the drugs
i've had a backroad buzz or two
it seems like heaven is slipping further away
the devil ain't got far to go when they raise hell
we used to burn a hole through midnight
smoking a stolen marlboro light and
on a good night might kill a 5th of crown but now there's a lower higher power in this 35 mph town
oh we can't blame the babies for growing up lazy
and crazy it ain't them that let them down
why work when we'll give it to 'em
it's right there in the bible we don't pull out
spare the rod and you'll sour a 35 mile an hour town
the yes mam"'s gone and the "please" is too