Population 4000 Minus 1

(Chris Farren/Kevin Sharp)

I??m proud of my history, proud of my home
But there comes a time in a young boy??s life
When he feels he??s got to roam
Daddy says I??m crazy, Mama thinks I??m naive
But if I don??t do it now then I??ll never leave

?®Cause I??ve driven every back road in this part of the state
Ain??t a girl in my graduation class that I didn??t date
Tried everything on the menu down at Fiddler??s Bar & Grill
I got a taste for something this town will never fill

There??s a great big world out there for me to see
I might sail a boat to China, chase dreams in Tennessee
Right now the motor??s running, just a few things I gotta do
Tell my friends goodbye
Drive these streets for one last time
Change that city limit sign
To ";Population 4000 Minus 1";

Gonna see the bright lights, gonna make my mark
So many things I??ve got to do I don??t know where to starts
Play cards in Vegas, walk the beach at Malibu
Learn a few things that I never knew

There??s a great big world out there for me to see
Might play for the ??49ers, Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Right now the motor??s running, just a few things I gotta do
Tell my friends goodbye
Drive these streets for one last time
Change that city limit sign
To ";Population 4000 Minus 1";

Now I??m stuck in New York City, staring at these walls
Thinking how the grass out here ain??t that green at all
Ain??t that green at all

There??s a great big world out there for me to see
I might wed a farmers daughter and raise a family
Right now the clock is ticking, just a few things I gotta do
Tell my friends goodbye
Ride that subway one last time
Change that city limit sign
To ";Population 12 Million Minus 1";
To ";Population 12 Million Minus 1";
Coming home, coming home