back where i come from

well in the town where i was raised

the clock ticked and the cattle grazed

time passed with amazing grace

back where i come from

you can lie on a river bank

paint your name on a water tank

miscount all the beers you drank

back where i come from

back where i come from

where i'll be when its said and done

i'm proud as anyone

that's where i come from

we learned in sunday school

who made the sun shine through

i know who made the moon shine too

back where i come from

blue eyes on a saturday night

tan legs in the broad daylight

tv's they were black and white

back where i come from

back where i come from

where i'll be when its said and done

i'm proud as anyone

that's where i come from

some say it's a backward place

narrow minds on a narrow wage

but i make it a point to say

that's where i come from

back where i come from

where i'll be when its said and done

i'm proud as anyone

that's where i come from

that's where i come from

i'm an old tennessean

well im proud as anyone

that's where i come from