Tyrone, Georgia

My momma & daddy brought me here when I was only 10
I got the biggest room, Momma re-painted my canopy bed
And with gold moon and stars, I was goin' far, didn't know how this would end
In Tyrone, Georgia, I was only ten.

My momma & daddy bought me my first car
It was white and bright, my get-away, gotta go far
And with only a CD player, it was going to the county fair, no matter, didn't seem to care
In Tyrone, Georgia, at the county fair

When you're young, you don't seem to know how short time can be
A few years can seem like an eternity
I didn't know, didn't seem to care, what fate had in store for me
But this small town was the world to me

My momma & daddy drove me to graduation day
It was hot as any May afternoon, and I prayed
That this was the best thing that could ever happen, hoped everyone could notice me
In Tyrone, Georgia, on my graduation day

My momma & daddy drove me to off to Athens
Dropped me off with a bank card, and plenty of rations
And five years later, in red and black, and white cap & gown
I walked the line, under the Arches, in Athens

When you're young, you don't seem to know how short time can be
A few years can seem like an eternity
I didn't know, didn't seem to care, what fate had in store for me
But this small town was the world to me

My momma & daddy called me back home
Told me to drive as fast as I can, told me it was important
I watched my daddy's dark hair fall like the star I always thought I could be
In Tyrone, Georgia, I was praying to be happy

Cancer ain't got no timeline, no space of time
No gauge of how things should be
In Tyrone, Georgia, real life came for me

When you're young, you don't seem to know how short time can be
A few years can seem like an eternity
I didn't know, didn't seem to care, what fate had in store for me
But this small town was the world to me

Yes sir, yes ma'am, this small town is the world to me
Bring me back, to the world for me.