Born the middle son

Of a farmer and a small town

Southern man

Like his daddy's daddy before him

Brought up workin' on the land

Fell in love

With a small town woman

And they married up and settled down

Natural way of life

If you're lucky for a small town

Southern man

First there came four pretty daughters for this small town Southern man

Then a few years later came another A boy

He wasn't planned

Seven people living all together in a house built with his own hands

Little words with love and understandin' from a small town

Southern man

And he bowed his head to Jesus

And he stood for Uncle Sam

And he only loved one woman

Was always proud of what he had

He said his greatest contribution is the ones you leave behind

Raised on the ways and gentle kindness of a small town

Southern man

Callous hands told the story for this small town

Southern man

He gave it all to keep it all together

Keep his family on his land

And like his daddy

Years wore out his body

Made it hard just to walk and stand

You can break the back

But you can't break the spirit of a small town

Southern man And he bowed his head to Jesus

And he stood for Uncle Sam

And he only loved one woman

Was always proud of what he had

He said his greatest contribution is the ones you leave behind

Raised on the ways and gentle kindness of a small town

Southern man

Finally death came calling for this small town

Southern man

He said

It's alright 'cause I see angels and they got me

By the hand

Don't you cry and don't you worry I'm blessed and I know I am

Cause God has a place in heaven for a small town

Southern man

And he bowed his head to Jesus

And he stood for Uncle Sam

And he only loved one woman

Was always proud of what he had

He said his greatest contribution is the ones you leave behind

Raised on the ways and gentle kindness of a small town

Southern man

Raised on the ways and gentle kindness of a small town

Southern man...