middle of nowhere

well

i come from the middle of nowhere

but i had big plans for gettin' out of there

so when dreams came callin' i went chasin' down that road

and here i am struttin' down these city streets

the yellow brick road beneath my feet

oh

but sometimes in this skyline view all i see is me and you

and cotton fields and dusty dirt roads

drivin' fast in my daddy's truck and takin it slow

with the summer breeze tangling our hair

and all those nights that we spent moonlight talkin'

holdin' hands and barefoot walkin'

and never lettin' go that was our prayer

back when we could see forever

from the middle of nowhere

i ain't been home in quite a while

but thinkin' back i crack a smile

i bet old eddy's still racin' his chevelle and ricky's raisin hell

and here i am sittin' in some uptown bar

with big wigs big money and big cigars

oh

but who's to say who's got it made

the one who left or those who stayed

where everybody knows everybody's name

the whole town shuts down for friday night football games

we spend saturday circlin' down the square

where your next of kin lives just down the road

and church on sunday mornin' seems to lighten up the load

yeah i left a lot behind when i left there

but my roots will live forever

in the middle of nowhere

well

i'll ride the wings of my dreams until i seem em through

then i won't slow down til my hometown is comin' into view

cause my biggest dream is windin' up back there

where i'll settle down forever

in the middle of nowhere

someday my bones will rest forever

in the middle of nowhere