Im proud of my history, of my home But comes a time in a young boys life he feels hes got to roam Daddy Im crazy, Mama thinks Im naive But if I dont do it now then Ill leave
Ive driven every back road in this part of the state Aint a girl in my graduation class that I date I tried everything on the menu down at Bar & Grill I got a taste for somethin' this town will never
a great big world out there for me to see I might sail a to China, chase dreams in Tennessee now the motors runnin', just a few things I gotta do I gotta tell my friends goodbye, drive these streets for one time Change city limit sign to 'Population 4000 Minus 1'
Gonna see the lights, gonna make my mark So many things Ive got to do, I dont where to start Play cards in Vegas, the beach at Malibu a few things that I never knew
Theres a great big world out for me to see I might for the 49ers, Mardi Gras in New Orleans now the motors runnin', just a few things I gotta do Tell my friends goodbye, drive streets for one last time that city limit sign to 'Population 4000 Minus 1'
Now Im stuck in New City, starin' at these walls Just how the grass out here aint that green at all Aint that at all
Theres a great big out there for me to see I might wed a farmer's daughter and raise a Right now the clock is tickin', a few things I gotta do I gotta tell my friends goodbye, ride that subway one last Change that city limit sign to 12 Million Minus 1' To 12 Million Minus 1'
Comin' home, comin' home, comin'