Just off of the beaten path a little dot on a state road map

That's where I was born and where I'll die

Things move at a slower pace, nobody's in the rat race

And these days that's a special way of life Down home, where they know you by name and treat you like family

Down home, a man's good word and a hand shake are all you need

Folks know if they're fallin' on hard times they can fall back on

Those of us raised up, down home In the corner of the hardware store, gathered 'round a checkerboard

Old men tellin' lies and crowning kings

Kids drivin' down the old town square tops rolled down in the cool night air

Go and see what's shakin' at the dairy queen Down home, where they know you by name and treat you like family

Down home, a man's good word and a hand shake are all you need

Folks know if they're fallin' on hard times they can fall back on

Those of us raised up, down home When I was a boy, I couldn't wait to leave this place

But now I want to see my children raised down home

Down home, folks know if they're fallin' on hard times

They can fall back on those of us raised up Down home, where they know you by name and treat you like family

Down home, a man's good word and a hand shake are all you need

Folks know if they're fallin' on hard times they can fall back on

Those of us raised up, down home, down home Way down home, down home, down home

Way down home, down home