Small Town Heart
An original country song about carrying small-town values into a different life - the lessons, the people, and the heart that never really leaves.
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Grew up in a small town, seven hundred strong Empty cupboards, broken home, but we carried on Mom ran the market, Dad ran from his pain Me and my twin brother learned to break the chain From skipping school to hunting until dark Small town boys just trying to make their mark
From that old Ford pickup to this suburban life From the grain and cattle to a world of bits and bytes But I carry those lessons deep inside Small town heart, that's my guide
Behind the wheel at ten, learning how to be a man Spinning wrenches, cutting meat, and working with my hands Learning without class time, getting it done Every scar and callus was a life lesson, another battle won That flathead engine and the three on the tree Taught me more than school about who I'm meant to be
From that old Ford pickup to this suburban life From the grain and cattle to a world of bits and bytes But I carry those lessons deep inside Small town heart, that's my guide
Met my girl at work, building love on solid ground Found my way with computers, but I won't forget the sound Of roosters in the morning, harvest time in fall Swore I'd be the father that I never had at all Teaching kids to fish and hunt, passing down what's true Faith and family first, that's what small towns do
Now the nest is empty, kids have found their way But there's little Elsie, brightening every day From always hungry to plenty, from broken to whole That small town boy still lives inside my soul Traffic jams and the rat race, they wear me down But I found my peace of mind in this suburban town Working through the night, I believe in working hard Small town values in my bones, they'll never leave my heart The boy changes to a man, but you can't take away The lessons that you learn when raised the small town way
From that old Ford pickup to this suburban life From the grain and cattle to a world of bits and bytes But I carry those lessons deep inside Small town heart, that's my guide
Small town heart, that's my guide
