Down Home

<p>[Verse 1]<br/>Just off of the beaten path<br/>A little dot on a state road map<br/>That&#x27;s where I was born and where I&#x27;ll die<br/>Things move at a slower pace<br/>Nobody&#x27;s in the rat race<br/>And these days, that&#x27;s a special way of life<br/><br/>(Chorus)<br/>Down home<br/>Where they know you by name and treat you like family<br/>Down home<br/>A man&#x27;s good word and a handshake are all you need<br/>Folks know<br/>If they&#x27;re fallin&#x27; on hard times, they can fall back on<br/>Those of us raised up down home<br/>[Verse 2]<br/>In the corner of the hardware store<br/>Gathered &#x27;round a checker board<br/>Old men tellin&#x27; lies and crownin&#x27; kings<br/>Kids drivin&#x27; &#x27;round the old town square<br/>Cops roll down in the cool night air<br/>Go and see what&#x27;s shakin&#x27; at the Dairy Queen<br/><br/>(Chorus)<br/>Down home<br/>Where they know you by name and treat you like family<br/>Down home<br/>A man&#x27;s good word and a handshake are all you need<br/>Folks know<br/>If they&#x27;re fallin&#x27; on hard times, they can fall back on<br/>Those of us raised up down home<br/><br/>[Bridge]<br/>When I was a boy, I couldn&#x27;t wait to leave this place<br/>But now I wanna see my children raised<br/>Down home<br/>Down home<br/><br/>[Chorus]<br/>Folks know<br/>If there fallin&#x27; on hard times, they can fall back on<br/>Those of us raised up<br/>Down home<br/>Where they know you by name and treat you like family<br/>Down home<br/>A man&#x27;s good word and a handshake are all you need<br/>Folks know<br/>If they&#x27;re fallin&#x27; on hard times, they can fall back on<br/>Those of us raised up down home<br/>[Outro]<br/>Down home<br/>Way down home<br/>Down home<br/>Down home<br/>Way down home<br/>Down home