Karaoké Small Town Southern Man Alan Jackson

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 living 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 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

Calloused hands told the story for this small town Southern man

He gave it all to keep it all together 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 his head to Jesus

And he stood for Uncle Sam

And he only loved one woman 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

Finally death came calling for this small town Southern man

He said, it's alright 'cos 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

'Cos 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 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