Well, I've been around
Since before the trains came through
Well, I've seen a lot
But the first time my heart broke in two
Was when they brought those Johnson brothers back
To their mama with a flag
Well, I'm a small town

There's hundreds just like me
Yeah, but I'm the one
Where you happened to be
When you learned how to ride your first bike up and down my street
Where you grew up and just couldn't wait to just get out
I'm a small town

Where everyone knows everyone
There ain't no secrets around here
Son, either you love me
Or you hate me for everything I am
Either I hold your heart
Or I hold you down
I'm a small town

Just a dot there on the map
If you blink you'll miss me well, go ahead and laugh
But I’m where you kissed your first someone
I'm where you hit your last homerun
Where you lay your grandpa in the ground
Yeah, I'm a small town

Where everyone knows everyone
There ain't no secrets around here
Son, either you love me
Or you hate me for everything I am
Either I hold your heart
Or I hold you down
I'm a small town

You left in a cloud of dust
Big city bound but I never once gave up
And when you looked into that newborn angel's eyes and it occurred
There was only once place good enough for her

Where everyone knows everyone
There ain't no secrets around here
Son, either you love me
Or you hate me for everything I am
Either I hold your heart
Or I hold you down
I'm a small town
I'm a small town

I'm a small town
I'm a small town
I'm a small town
Yeah, I'm a small town