my small town

this four lane road i'm driving on

used to be made of dirt

and right over there where the walgreen's stands

used to be a church

well i was born in this hick town

raised on sunshine

didn't take much

to have us a good time

still get up and go to work

and a catfish was all you could get on line

and all the neighbors waved when you drove by

even though they lived a mile away

and it's a song for the family

sittin round the table

a hymn of amazing grace

and it's a song for the soldier that just got home

from doing whatever it takes

and the sun still shines

and the wind still blows

the stars and stripes on the top of that pole

this is for my small town

even though

my small town ain't that small no more

and there's a bonfire burning

in the middle of a field

by the big red barn

that my granddad built

but those were much simpler times

and though memories fade

mine still exist

like the old oak tree

where i stole my first kiss

way back on that star filled summer night

and it's a song for the family

sittin round the table

a hymn of amazing grace

and it's a song for the soldier that just got home

from doing whatever it takes

and the sun still shines

and the wind still blows

the stars and stripes on the top of that pole

this is for my small town

even though

my small town ain't that small no more

and it was church on sunday

work through friday

round here everybody knew everybody

before progress came to town

and now you can't let your kids

out the house without an iphone

back to the future

damn

where's the time gone

all we ever really had is now

and it's a song for the family

sittin round the table

a hymn of amazing grace

and it's a song for the soldier that just got home

from doing whatever it takes

and the sun still shines

and the wind still blows

the stars and stripes on the top of that pole

this is for my small town

even though

my small town ain't that small no more