I'm proud of my history, proud of my home But there comes a time in a young boy's life When he feels he's got to roam Daddy says I'm crazy, Mama thinks I'm naive But if I don't do it now then I'll never leave
‘Cause I've driven every back road in this part of the state Ain't a girl in my graduation class that I didn't date Tried everything on the menu down at Fiddler's Bar Grill I got a taste for something this town will never fill
There's a great big world out there for me to see I might sail a boat to China, chase dreams in Tennessee Right now the motor's running, just a few things I gotta do Tell my friends goodbye Drive these streets for one last time Change that city limit sign To Population 4000 Minus 1
Gonna see the bright lights, gonna make my mark So many things I've got to do I don't know where to starts Play cards in Vegas, walk the beach at Malibu Learn a few things that I never knew
There's a great big world out there for me to see Might play for the '49ers, Mardi Gras in New Orleans Right now the motor's running, just a few things I gotta do Tell my friends goodbye Drive these streets for one last time Change that city limit sign To Population 4000 Minus 1
Now I'm stuck in New York City, staring at these walls Thinking how the grass out here ain't that green at all Ain't that green at all
There's a great big world out there for me to see I might wed a farmers daughter and raise a family Right now the clock is ticking, just a few things I gotta do Tell my friends goodbye Ride that subway one last time Change that city limit sign To Population 12 Million Minus 1 To Population 12 Million Minus 1 Coming home, coming home
