Small Town Southern Man - Alan Jackson

[00:18.21]Born the middle son
[00:19.83]Of a farmer
[00:21.08]And a small town
[00:22.32]Southern man
[00:25.07]Like his daddy’s daddy
[00:27.13]Before him
[00:28.01]Brought up workin’
[00:29.07]On the land
[00:32.38]Fell in love
[00:33.31]With a small town woman
[00:35.25]And they married up
[00:36.74]And settled down
[00:39.49]Natural way of life
[00:41.17]If you’re lucky
[00:42.42]For a small town
[00:43.55]Southern man
[00:48.78]First there came four
[00:50.34]Pretty daughters
[00:51.47]For this small town
[00:52.78]Southern man
[00:55.96]Then a few years later
[00:57.27]Came another
[00:58.45]A boy he wasn’t planned
[01:03.07]Seven people
[01:03.63]Living all together
[01:05.69]In a house built
[01:07.25]With his own hands
[01:10.19]Little words with love
[01:11.87]And understanding
[01:12.31]From a small town
[01:14.24]Southern man
[01:17.99]And he bowed his head
[01:20.229996]To Jesus
[01:21.29]And he stood for Uncle Sam
[01:25.29]And he only loved one woman
[01:28.84]He was always proud
[01:30.53]Of what he had
[01:32.71]He said his
[01:33.65]Greatest contribution
[01:36.21]Is the ones you leave behind
[01:40.82]Raised on the ways
[01:43.07]And gentle kindness
[01:44.130005]Of a small town Southern man
[01:57.86]Callous hands told the story
[01:59.979996]For this small town
[02:01.35]Southern man
[02:04.35]He gave it all to
[02:05.72]Keep it all together
[02:06.66]And keep his family
[02:08.34]On his land
[02:11.71]Like his daddy
[02:12.65]Years wore out his body
[02:14.4]Made it hard just to
[02:16.08]Walk and stand
[02:18.14]You can break the back
[02:19.95]But you can’t
[02:21.2]Break the spirit
[02:22.01]Of a small town Southern man
[02:26.56]And he bowed his head
[02:28.62]To Jesus
[02:30.25]And he stood for Uncle Sam
[02:32.55]And he only loved one woman
[02:37.23]He was always proud of
[02:39.11]What he had
[02:41.29001]He said his
[02:42.6]Greatest contribution
[02:44.85]Is the ones you leave behind
[02:48.4]Raised on the ways
[02:51.34]And gentle kindness
[02:52.27]Of a small town Southern man
[03:17.3]Finally death came callin’
[03:19.54001]For this small town
[03:20.79001]Southern man
[03:23.1]He said it’s alright ’
[03:25.03]Cause I see angels
[03:26.78]And they got me by the hand
[03:30.84]Don’t you cry
[03:31.95999]And don’t you worry
[03:33.27]I’m blessed
[03:34.89]And I know I am
[03:38.2]‘Cause God has
[03:39.2]A place in Heaven
[03:40.76]For a small town Southern man
[03:45.94]And he bowed his head
[03:47.87]To Jesus
[03:49.68]And he stood for Uncle Sam
[03:53.24]And he only loved one woman
[03:56.86]He was always proud of
[03:58.98]What he had
[04:00.66]He said his
[04:01.6]Greatest contribution
[04:04.03]Is the ones you leave behind
[04:07.9]Raised on the ways
[04:10.52]And gentle kindness
[04:11.65]Of a small town Southern man
[04:16.26]Raised on the ways
[04:17.32]And gentle kindness
[04:18.7]Of a small town Southern man