What's Left of a Small Town
Nostalgic Reflections: What Endures in a Small Town's Memory
Lyrics
Grand daddy used to take me
Reflecting on memories of the speaker's granddaddy taking them downtown.
Down town to the kinneys
Reference to the kinneys, a place where old men gather to reminisce.
That's where all the old men go to reminisce
Describing the kinneys as a place where old men recall the past.
Ramble on about history dust off some old stories
Old men sharing and discussing historical stories.
Look back at the life they've come to miss
Reflecting on the nostalgia of the old men's lives.
I swear sometimes I can almost see
Imagining a small town in 1943.
A picture of this small town back in 1943
Visualizing the small town in a historical context.
Everything's black and white
Portraying a time when everything seemed simpler in black and white.
And there's dirt on the street
Depicting a time with dirt-covered streets.
It don't look at all what I'm seein' today
Contrasting the past with the current reality.
Riding around
Driving around the remnants of the small town.
What's left of a small town
Exploring what's left of the small town.
Makin' my rounds
Making rounds and observing the changes.
Waving "hi" to everyone around
Waving greetings to familiar faces.
Its in my blood it's where I settle down
Expressing a deep connection to the small town.
Lay me in the ground under what's left of a small town
Desiring to be laid to rest in the small town.
You can still get a hair cut for less than ten bucks
Highlighting affordable services in the small town.
If you go down to buds right off the square
Reference to a local barbershop near the square.
It's been almost 10 years since they closed down that old mill
Noting the closure of an old mill that was integral to the town.
That's what this whole town was built around
Emphasizing the town's foundation around the mill.
There's a couple old dirt roads
Mentioning remaining dirt roads near Potts' farm.
Left down by old potts' farm
Recalling memories of gatherings near Potts' farm.
We used to throw down hard out there man we never did no harm
Detailing harmless activities on those dirt roads.
Well the counties offered thousands, man that old Potts won't give in
Indicating resistance to development by Potts.
There development stops right at that barbed wire fence
Development halted by a barbed wire fence on Potts' land.
Riding around
Continuing the exploration of the small town's remnants.
What's left of a small town
Making rounds and observing changes in the town.
Makin' my rounds
Waving greetings to familiar faces.
Waving "hi" to everyone around
Expressing a deep connection to the small town.
Its in my blood its where I settle down
Desiring to be laid to rest in the small town.
Lay me in the ground under what's left of a small town
Riding around
Making rounds and observing changes in the town.
What's left of a small town
Waving greetings to familiar faces.
Makin' my rounds
Expressing a deep connection to the small town.
Waving "hi" to everyone around
Desiring to be laid to rest in the small town.
Its in my blood its where I settle down
Lay me in the ground under what's left of a small town
Reiterating the desire to be laid to rest in the remnants of the small town.
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