(chris farren/kevin sharp)
I¡Â¯m proud of my history, proud of my home
but there comes a time in a young boy¡Â¯s life
when he feels he¡Â¯s got to roam
daddy says i¡Â¯m crazy, mama thinks i¡Â¯m naive
but if i don¡Â¯t do it now then i¡Â¯ll never leave
¡®cause i¡Â¯ve driven every back road in this part of the state
ain¡Â¯t a girl in my graduation class that i didn¡Â¯t date
tried everything on the menu down at fiddler¡Â¯s bar and grill
i got a taste for something this town will never fill
There¡Â¯s a great big world out there for me to see
i might sail a boat to china, chase dreams in tennessee
right now the motor¡Â¯s running, just a few things i gotta do
tell my friends goodbye
drive these streets for one last time
change that city limit sign
to andquot;population 4000 minus 1andquot;
Gonna see the bright lights, gonna make my mark
so many things i¡Â¯ve got to do i don¡Â¯t know where to starts
play cards in vegas, walk the beach at malibu
learn a few things that i never knew
There¡Â¯s a great big world out there for me to see
might play for the ¡Â¯49ers, mardi gras in new orleans
right now the motor¡Â¯s running, just a few things i gotta do
tell my friends goodbye
drive these streets for one last time
change that city limit sign
to andquot;population 4000 minus 1andquot;
Now i¡Â¯m stuck in new york city, staring at these walls
thinking how the grass out here ain¡Â¯t that green at all
ain¡Â¯t that green at all
There¡Â¯s a great big world out there for me to see
i might wed a farmers daughter and raise a family
right now the clock is ticking, just a few things i gotta do
tell my friends goodbye
ride that subway one last time
change that city limit sign
to andquot;population 12 million minus 1andquot;
to andquot;population 12 million minus 1andquot;
coming home, coming home