Small Town Southern Man
Small Town Southern Man
Alan Jackson
Born the middle son
of a farmer
And a small town
southern man
Like his daddys 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 youre 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 wasnt planned
Seven people
living all together
In a house built
with his own hands
Little words with love
and understanding
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 cant
break the spirit
Of 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 leavebehind
Raised on the ways
and gentle kindness
Of a small town Southern man
Finally death came callin
For this small town
Southern man
He said its alright '
cause I see angels
And they got me by the hand
Dont you cry
and dont you worry
Im blessed
and I know I am
Cause God has
a place in Heaven
For 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
Raised on the ways
and gentle kindness
Of a small town Southern man