[Verse 1]

Just off of the beaten path

A little dot on a state road map

That's where I was born and where I'll die

Things move at a slower pace

Nobody's in the rat race

And these days, that's a special way of life

(Chorus)

Down home

Where they know you by name and treat you like family

Down home

A man's good word and a handshake are all you need

Folks know

If they're fallin' on hard times, they can fall back on

Those of us raised up down home

[Verse 2]

In the corner of the hardware store

Gathered 'round a checker board

Old men tellin' lies and crownin' kings

Kids drivin' 'round the old town square

Cops roll down in the cool night air

Go and see what's shakin' at the Dairy Queen

(Chorus)

Down home

Where they know you by name and treat you like family

Down home

A man's good word and a handshake are all you need

Folks know

If they're fallin' on hard times, they can fall back on

Those of us raised up down home

[Bridge]

When I was a boy, I couldn't wait to leave this place

But now I wanna see my children raised

Down home

Down home

[Chorus]

Folks know

If there fallin' on hard times, they can fall back on

Those of us raised up

Down home

Where they know you by name and treat you like family

Down home

A man's good word and a handshake are all you need

Folks know

If they're fallin' on hard times, they can fall back on

Those of us raised up down home

[Outro]

Down home

Way down home

Down home

Down home

Way down home

Down home