Small Town Thing

I traded gravel roads for concrete streets and green light dreams

Left a little house in the mountains for a one room basement suite

The fast lane is fun, they say, you can learn to drive that interstate

Where you recognize the cars but not the face

And I barely know my neighbor

But I still wave at her when she walks by

When I hold the door for strangers

I get no friendly nod, no "how's your day" or "hi"

Oh maybe I'm still living in the world

Where a drink is just a drink

Respect is a given and you still care what your momma thinks

Maybe it's just me, mhh

Or a small town thing

Mom calls, she's off today to Kacey's dad's cabaret

They're gonna raise enough so the chemo bill gets paid

Out here the folks I met, they think it's great but they just don't get that

"Go the extra mile to help" mindset

And I barely know my neighbor

But I still wave at her when she walks by

When I hold the door for strangers

I get no friendly nod, no "how's your day" or "hi"

Oh maybe I'm still living in the world

Where a drink is just a drink

Respect is a given and you still care what your momma thinks

Maybe it's just me, mhh

Or a small town thing

It's maybe just the way I was born and raised

To give a little more than you take

And I barely know my neighbor

But I still wave at her when she walks by

When I hold the door for strangers

I get no friendly nod, no "how's your day" or "hi"

Oh maybe I'm still living in the world

Where a drink is just a drink

Respect is a given and you still care what your momma thinks

Maybe it's just me, mhh

Or a small town thing