My Town

There's a for sale sign on a big old rusty tractor You can't miss it, it's the first thing that you see Just up the road, a pale blue water tower With "I love Jennie" painted in bright green Hey, that's my uncle Bill there by the courthouse He'll be lowerin' the flag when the sun goes down And this is my town (Nana, na, na, na) yeah, this is my town (Nana, na, na, na) hey! where I was born Where I was raised, where I keep all my yesterdays Where I ran off, 'cause I got mad And it came to blows with my old man Well, I came back and settled down This is where they'll put me in the ground This is my town (nana, na, na, na) Yeah, this is my town (nana, na, na, na) My town There ain't much goin' on here since they closed the mill But that whistle still blows every day at noon A bunch of us still go down to the diner I wonder if that Interstates still comin' through But come Sunday mornin' service at the church of Christ Well, there ain't an empty seat to be found And this is my town (Nana, na, na, na) yeah, this is my town (Nana, na, na, na) where I was born Where I was raised, where I keep all my yesterdays Where I ran off 'cause I got mad And it came to blows with my old man Well, I came back and settled down It's where they'll put me in the ground This is my town (nana, na, na, na) Yeah, this is my town (nana, na, na, na) My town Well, I bought and painted up that rusty tractor You can't miss it, it's sittin' right there in our yard The county came and took that water tower And that's Jennie with a baby in the car Well, we're off to Sunday service at the church of Christ And if we want a seat we better leave right now And maybe later me and T-Roy will show you around, our town (Nana, na, na, na) yeah, this is my town (Nana, na, na, na) yeah, where I was born Where I was raised, where I keep all my yesterdays Where I ran off 'cause I got mad And it came to blows with my old man I came back and settled down This is where they'll put me in the ground This is my town (nana, na, na, na) Yeah, this is my town (nana, na, na, na) Yeah, this is my town (nana, na, na, na) My town (my town) (nana, na, na, na) This is my town (nana, na, na, na) My town (nana, na, na, na) This is my town (nana, na, na, na)