Album: Measure Of A Man

Population 4000 Minus 1

(Chris Farren/Kevin Sharp)
I¡¯m proud of my history, proud of my home
But there comes a time in a young boy¡¯s life
When he feels he¡¯s got to roam
Daddy says I¡¯m crazy, Mama thinks I¡¯m naive
But if I don¡¯t do it now then I¡¯ll never leave
¡®Cause I¡¯ve driven every back road in this part of the state
Ain¡¯t a girl in my graduation class that I didn¡¯t date
Tried everything on the menu down at Fiddler¡¯s Bar & Grill
I got a taste for something this town will never fill
There¡¯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¡¯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 ";Population 4000 Minus 1";
Gonna see the bright lights, gonna make my mark
So many things I¡¯ve got to do I don¡¯t know where to starts
Play cards in Vegas, walk the beach at Malibu
Learn a few things that I never knew
There¡¯s a great big world out there for me to see
Might play for the ¡¯49ers, Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Right now the motor¡¯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 ";Population 4000 Minus 1";
Now I¡¯m stuck in New York City, staring at these walls
Thinking how the grass out here ain¡¯t that green at all
Ain¡¯t that green at all
There¡¯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 ";Population 12 Million Minus 1";
To ";Population 12 Million Minus 1";
Coming home, coming home