There's a tire on the rope above the swimming holeWhere Danny and Dave and Tim would goMake up stories about girls they knowBrothers and best friendsNow the ***'s dried up and the rope is frayedDanny and Dave, they ran awayTimmy, he just had to stayCause he's the last man standing on this groundHe was raised on this land and he ain't leaving nowAll the other boys have had nothing goneLeaving him to carry onCause he's the last man standingMama took a job at the general storeTimmy built a ramp from the front porch doorCause daddy can't do much round here anymoreHe just sits and staresAnd it breaks his heart not to lend a handHe says it's too much work for just one manTimmy says, dad, don't you?UnderstandCause I'm the last man standing on this groundI was raised on this land and I won't let you downAll your other boys have had nothing goneYou can count on me to carry onCause I'm the last man standingSometimes late at night he dreamsOf places he won't seeBut he says all they've got is meNow he's the last man standing on this groundHe was raised on this land and he ain't leaving nowAll the other boys have had nothing goneLeaving him to carry onCause he's the last man standing on this groundHe won't let his mama and his daddy downAll the other boys have had nothing goneThey can count on me to carry onCause he's the last man standingHe's the last manThe last man standing