Lyrics

Small Towns
Songwriter: Joseph Jackson

Grew up in a small town in Tennessee
Most of us were like family
Everywhere you went there wasn?t anyone you didn?t know

The stores and restaurants lined town square
The railroad tracks cut right through there
If you needed anything it was the only place you needed to go

But as the years went by I noticed things starting to change

Some small towns don?t stay small towns
It seems the city limits and everything in it has grown
Some small towns they don?t stay small towns
No matter what the changes it will always be the place we call home

As I was growing up the farmers were growing old
The town was filling up and farms got sold
And they started building houses like they were going out of style

These new outdoor malls and big store chains
Were taking over land we thought would never change
The wide and longer roads take you through the new traffic lights

As the years went by everything continued to change

Some small towns don?t stay small towns
It seems the city limits and everything in it has grown
Some small towns they don?t stay small towns
No matter what the changes it will always be the place we call home

After graduation I started chasing my dream to get out and sing
When I come back around to this small town, it isn?t hard to see

That small towns don?t stay small towns
It seems the city limits and everything in it has grown
Some small towns they don?t stay small towns
No matter what the changes it will always be the place we call home

©, Joseph Jackson, 2007