Ever since the day I could talk I cursed every streetlight in this town Swore to all my friends I'd be the one to make it out Just find a place to settle down far from here "Don't get above your raising boy" That's what my mama would alway say Well I never understood what she meant Until the other day When I turned to walk away from this town My head hung down There's a certain kind of despair It hangs heavy in the air And everywhere I go, I'll always smell the Piedmont Pines And there's a southern sadness That won't let go of this heart of mine ♪ And so I spent the next couple years Just burning every bridge I crossed Yeah I broke my fair share of hearts along the way I used them up, I walked away and realised That no matter how far you roam You never gonna feal at home I was told one day, that I find what I need You know what it really means to care And I still hear There's a certain kind of despair It hangs heavy in the air And everywhere I go I'll always smell the Piedmont Pines And there's a southern sadness That won't let go of this heart of mine ♪ Would I be a liar if I said I was proud? With all the words that I've let out of my mouth Oh all these deep dark twisted roads I went down, down, down It's where I found There's a certain kind of despair It hangs heavy in the air And everywhere I go I'll always smell the Piedmont Pines And there's a southern sadness That won't let go of this heart of mine ♪ Won't let go, this heart of mine