Just off of the beaten path
A little dot on a state road map
That's where I was born and
where I'll die
Things move at a slower pace
Nobody's in a rat race
These days that's a
special way to fly
Down home
Where they know you by name
and they'll treat you like family
Down home
A man's good word and a
handshake are all you need
Folks know
if they're fallin' on hard times
they can fall back on
Those of us raised up
down home
In the corner of a
hardware store
Gathered 'round a
checker board
Old men tellin' lies and
crowning kings
Kids drivin' 'round the
old town square
Tops rolled down in the
cool night air
Go and see what's shakin'
at the Dairy Queen
Down home
Where they know you by name
and treat you like family
Down home
A man's good word and a
handshake are all you need
Folks know
if they're fallin' on hard times
they can fall back on
Those of us raised up
down home
When I was a boy
I couldn't wait to
leave this place
But now I wanna see my
children raised
Down home
Down home
Folks know
if they're fallin' on hard times
they can fall back on
Those of us raised up
down home
Where they know you by name
and they'll treat you like family
Down home
A man's good word and a
handshake are all you need
Folks know
if they're fallin' on hard times
they can fall back on
Those of us raised up
down home
Down home
Way down home
Those of us raised up
down home