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