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
falling 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 checker-board

Old men telling lies
and crowning kings
Kids driving `round
the old town square

Tops rolled down in
the cool night air
Go and see what`s
shaking 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
falling 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
falling 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
falling on hard times

They can fall back on
Those of us raised up down home
Down home
Way down home

Down home
Way down home