I'm living in a small southern town
The kind my heroes sing about
Over pedal steel backgrounds
But every time I drive away
You know my mom's counting the days
Saying son you can't afford that guitar town
And i'm sleeping on the floor when I come around
Playing teenage blues in living rooms
For a slightly sober crowd
But every time I come back home
You know I pray it won't be long
'Till I pack my bags and leave my little town
'Cause there's a road that splits the east from west
And the houses there are never a mess
Because dad's a banker or maybe has a P.H.D
And I don't mean to sound ungrateful
Got a job because I'm able
Not because my mama needs me to help us eat
Soon i'll be off to school
And the joke is I won't break a rule
'Cause i'm hoping, there's a place for me
On Horseleg Creek
I grew up in a small southern town
I'm hoping I can make it out
Before fall comes around
'Cause every time I make that lonesome drive
To gas stations that don't check ID
I think that I might need to be knocked down
'Cause there's a road that splits the east from west
And the houses there are never a mess
Because dad's a banker or maybe has a P.H.D
And I don't mean to sound ungrateful
Got a job because I'm able
Not because my mama needs me to help us eat
Soon i'll be off to school
And the joke is I won't break a rule
'Cause i'm hoping, there's a place for me
On Horseleg Creek