Small Town Southern Man (2007)
Music video
(2007)
(Australia, 2011)
(Lake Martin, AL, 2009)
(English lyrics)
(Spanish lyrics)
Words & Music: Alan Jackson (2007)
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 livin' 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.
(He) 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
And keep his family on his land.
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...
Finally death came callin'
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...
Raised on the ways and gentle kindness
Of a small town Southern man.