Mama kinda had a feeling Thank God she always got me A county line and a ceiling Wasn't ever gonna stop me Wings are made for open air, and there's a great big world out there There ain't a map dot I don't wanna see But this one is a part of me I'm never gonna not think, Heaven's at the end of daddy's little gravel road I'm never gonna not be the same old, same me, everybody back there knows An apple's still an apple when it's nowhere near the tree You can take me out of my hometown But you can't take my hometown out of me ♪ Maybe you ain't scared of crashing When you got a place to land You can hear it in my accent That somebody gave a damn 'Cause if this long shot falls apart Nine thousand people know my heart, an' they love me just the same If this world does or doesn't know my name I'm never gonna not think, Heaven's at the end of daddy's little gravel road I'm never gonna not be the same old, same me, everybody back there knows An apple's still an apple when it's nowhere near the tree You can take me out of my hometown But you can't take my hometown out of me ♪ I'm still the kid down in grandpa's creek (you can't take my hometown out of me) I'm still a flower on a dogwood tree (you can't take my hometown out of me) I'm never gonna not think, Heaven's at the end of daddy's little gravel road I'm never gonna not be the same old, same me, everybody back there knows An apple's still an apple when it's nowhere near the tree You can take me out of my hometown But you can't take my hometown out of me My hometown out of me, ooh-ooh (I'm still a flower on a dogwood tree) (You can't take my hometown out of me)