Those dirt roads are gravel now That old storefront is falling down Same ole population sign Still nine hundred thirty nine They've come and gone We'd fry fish out at grandma's house Man I sure wish she was with us now We learned to live We laughed a lot Had less time than we had thought It's come and gone Moving forward looking back I can't get more than what I had All these memories like roots in the ground I may be gone but I never left Still the kid on that porch step Of the only home that I have ever found With big dreams, a big mouth And a big heart For that tiny town No city lights but we had the stars This whole town was my backyard Johnny Reb Talkin' tough I'd find out where trouble was Just because I'd rope swing in that river bend Where I got baptized and born again Finding fields And slingin' mud Crazy kids and summer love Where I come from Moving forward looking back I can't get more than what I had All these memories like roots in the ground I may be gone but I never left Still the kid on that porch step Of the only home that I have ever found With big dreams, a big mouth And a big heart For that tiny town I know that you can't see it on a map But it's everything that made me who I am Moving forward looking back I can't get more than what I had All these memories like roots in the ground I may be gone but I never left Still the kid on that porch step Of the only home that I have ever found With big dreams, a big mouth And a big heart For that tiny town