Well, I was born in a small town And I live in a small town Prob'ly die in a small town Oh, those small communities All my friends are so small town My parents live in the same small town My job is so small town Provides little opportunity No, I cannot forget from where it is that I come from I cannot forget the people who love me Yeah, I can be myself here in this small town And people let me be just what I want to be Got nothing 'gainst a big town Still hayseed enough to say, "Hey, look who's in the big town" But my bed is in a small town And that's good enough for me I was born in a small town And I can breathe in a small town Gonna die in this small town Oh, that's prob'ly where they'll bury me Ooh, yeah