In SMALL TOWN, CAROLINA
Where all the clocks are set to country time
I left home for the city
But I came back; all I found was misery
SMALL TOWN, CAROLINA
SMALL TOWN, CAROLINA

I dated a hometown girl
A little over a year
And I thought that we would get married
Then she moved away from here
We used to go for ice cream
Out at Doss’ restaurant
Now there’s a car I always look for
In the Doss’ parking lot

In SMALL TOWN, CAROLINA
Where the search for a lost love still goes on
But she never has come back
And she never will; I don’t believe that
SMALL TOWN, CAROLINA
SMALL TOWN, CAROLINA

When I was a little boy
I thought things would never change
Helping grandma dig in the garden
Night races at Bowman Gray
But this is not the same place
As the one a child found
A Sonic now stands by the One Stop
Wal-Mart is building downtown

In SMALL TOWN, CAROLINA
Where they roll up the sidewalks after dark
If I could go back in time
I would go back to the place in my mind
To SMALL TOWN, CAROLINA
Where all the clocks are set to country time
I left home for a while
But I never lost my country style
SMALL TOWN, CAROLINA
SMALL TOWN, CAROLINA