Ain’t no interstate runnin’ through it Ain’t no easy way to get to it Railroad company closed Now there ain’t nothin’ left but tracks In ’68 it was a happenin’ spot The president came in a campaign stop But these days no one remembers that
Just single moms and double wides Old saw mills runnin’ triple time Yellow ribbons ’round big ol’ trees For hometown boys fightin’ overseas Bibles don’t stay on thebookshelf Farm hands work the land, man hard as hell Though on a map it’s just a tiny little unknown dot God bless the town that the world forgot
State came in an bought a bunch of land Sold everyone on their big plans But time turned that field of dreams Into concrete and waste Ten years ago the population sign Read double loaded dust and I Man, grandpa would never believe
It’s just single moms and double wides Old saw mills runnin’ triple time Yellow ribbons ’round big ol’ trees For hometown boys fightin’ overseas Bibles don’t stay on thebookshelf Farm hands work the land, man hard as hell Though on a map it’s just a tiny little unknown dot God bless the town that the world forgot
Still got the sweetest iced tea and the bluest blueberries There’s a million other reasons This is right where I’ll be buried
These single moms and double wides Old saw mills runnin’ triple time Yellow ribbons ’round big ol’ trees For hometown boys fightin’ overseas Bibles don’t stay on thebookshelf Farm hands work the land, man hard as hell Though on a map it’s just a tiny little unknown dot God bless this town God bless this town that the world forgot Yeah, that the world forgot