I was raised in
Pocahontas Illinois
Everybody thought
of me as one
of the boys
cause I'd run
With a crowd
that was tough
At fifteen I was
tending Big O's Bar
I'd sing till two AM
for a half full tip jar
Spent my youth
Singing truth
paying dues
I'm the biggest thing
that ever came
from my hometown
And I'll be damned
if I'm gonna
let em down
If it's the last thing
I do before they
lay me in the ground
You know I'm gonna
make Pocahontas
proud
I knocked on every
door on music row
But they looked
down at me and
said
Girl go back home
You ain't got what
we need in this town
But they couldn't
whup the fighting
side of me
You know where
I come from we
don't give up easily
overnight
Took all my life
to be found
I'm the biggest thing
that ever came
from my hometown
And I'll be damned
if I'm gonna
let em down
If it's the last thing
I do before they
lay me in the ground
You know I'm gonna
make Pocahontas
proud
Pocahontas proud
At twenty-seven
I had baby Grace
I was born again
when I saw
her sweet face
And I knew
She was the greatest
thing I'd ever do
I'm the biggest thing
that ever came
from my hometown
And I'll be damned
if I'm gonna
let em down
If it's the last thing
I do before they
lay me in the ground
I'm the biggest thing
that ever came
from my hometown
And I'll be damned
if I'm gonna
let em down
If it's the last thing
I do before they
lay me in the ground
You know I'm gonna
make Pocahontas
proud
I was raised in
Pocahontas Illinois
Pocahontas proud
You know I'm gonna
make Pocahontas
proud
Pocahontas proud