Small Town Smaller - Chris Colston

I'm a fan of a map-dot Knowin' every truck and car 'round here Pullin' up at the Quik Stop And where they're headed to drink that beer I can't think of a better place For a good old girl to be raised up But it ain't where you wanna be Goin' through a breakup The smaller the town, more you gon' see You-know-who on a two-lane street All his friends are your friends too Who you gon' call? Whatcha gon' do? When there's only one bar with a neon on He might be there, so you just stay home Damn, if I ain't learnin' it the hard way The smaller the town Bigger the heartbreak Smaller the town Bigger the heartbreak It ain't just on the weekend It's seven days of déjà vu Can't go to work, can't go to church Without hearin' what they heard about you Yeah, I give up, I've tried gettin' drunk Tried talkin' to someone new Everything moves slow 'round here Guess movin' on does too The smaller the town, more you gon' see You-know-who on a two-lane street All his friends are your friends too Who you gon' call? Whatcha gon' do? When there's only one bar with a neon on He might be there, so you just stay home Damn, if I ain't learnin' it the hard way The smaller the town Bigger the heartbreak Smaller the town Bigger the heartbreak Don't know what would hurt me worse Stayin' here or gettin' gone Seein' him with someone else Or leavin' everything I've ever known The smaller the town, more you gon' see You-know-who on a two-lane street All his friends are your friends too Who you gon' call? Whatcha gon' do? When there's only one bar with a neon on He might be there, so you just stay home Damn, if I ain't learnin' it the hard way The smaller the town Bigger the heartbreak Smaller the town Bigger the heartbreak

You feel frozen But you've been chosen You lay there drunken Your dreams seem sunken Your world's a small one And you break the rules You're one big fish In a bowl of fools Tired of serving up your town Tired of wearing that crown Tired of sliding up and down Tired of being you Your work's no future Your girl don't suit you Your bar won't serve you You have no nerve to Make a break From this sad old school Across the lake Lies a place that's cool Run, you got a place to go Run, you got a boat to row Run, you got a face to show Run while you can The high street's sleeping As Friday's creeping The shops are open But their minds are closed How's it going? But it's not their concern They're talking stuff about you That you never learn Smile, you're on your own Smile, 'cause you've outgrown Smile, you lost your home Smile to yourself

Slow like the hands on a punch out clock Like a red dirt drive with the head lights off Sixteen sneaking in trying not to get caught Crawling in the through the window That kind of slow like a summer storm rolling in Like Friday night lights kicking off again Like a front porch swing, just swingin' in the wind It's how I talk How I wanna live How I wanna steal all of your kisses And baby I'm tired of driving in the fast lane This rat race is driving me insane So baby tonight, you and I, take our time, get it right Nice and slow Slow like the midnight Marlboro Red We shared on the gate the night we met How that sweet Four Roses whiskey messed, with every word we said It's how I talk How I wanna live How I wanna steal all of your kisses And baby I'm tired of driving in the fast lane This rat race is driving me insane So baby tonight, you and I, take our time, get it right Nice and slow Yeah, nice and slow Slow right through that bedroom door Slow like your red dress hits the floor Slow like I'm going to lay you down Yeah, I'm going to lay you down It's how I talk How I wanna live How I wanna steal all of your kisses And baby I'm tired of driving in the fast lane This rat race is driving me insane So baby tonight, you and I, take our time, get it right Nice and slow Yeah, nice and slow

We gonna drink, we gonna yell We gonna raise all kinds of hell We gonna hunt, we gonna fish We gonna keep on livin' like this Daddy raised us this way His daddy raised him the same Years go by like the clouds in the sky But nothin' round here's gonna change We gonna drink, we gonna yell We gonna raise all kinds of hell We gonna hunt, we gonna fish We gonna keep on livin like this We gonna sing to the radio Up on a ridge or down a dirt road As long as this world wants to spin We gonna keep on livin' like this We gonna keep on livin' like this Trucks gonna get us to town And drive them girls around Mama's gonna worry 'cause we're always in a hurry Trying to chase that good time down We gonna drink, we gonna yell We gonna raise all kinds of hell We gonna hunt, we gonna fish We gonna keep on livin' like this We gonna sing to the radio Up on a ridge or down a dirt road As long as this world wants to spin We gonna keep on livin' like this We gonna keep on livin' like this One day we'll come around People say we ought to settle down We kick up our boots, do some growing up too But man, I'ma tell you right now We gonna drink, we gonna yell We gonna raise all kinds of hell We gonna hunt, we gonna fish We gonna keep on livin' like We gonna drink, we gonna yell We gonna raise all kinds of hell We gonna hunt, we gonna fish We gonna keep on livin' like this We gonna keep on livin' like this Oh, just keep on livin' like this That's right

Baby I've been looking over here For a little while Just staring at that empty chair Right by your side So I thought I'd take a shot and walk on over Try to break a little ice with something colder You look like the kind of girl that just might spin my world Around So I gotta ask you now Where do you see yourself in five beers? Is it you and me hanging right here? When the lights come on, Are you already gone? Are you yelling at the band, "Play one more song!"? I ain't asking 'bout the rest of your life Just gotta know about the rest of your night Is it all a little hazy? Or baby, is it crystal clear? Where do you see yourself, see yourself in five beers? You be texting your friends about us Under the table Catching your little buzz And peeling them labels Will you sneak a kiss, steal my hat, When you're one short of a six pack? Where do you see yourself in five beers? Is it you and me hanging right here? When the lights come on, Are you already gone? Are you yelling at the band, "Play one more song!"? I ain't asking 'bout the rest of your life Just gotta know about the rest of your night Is it all a little hazy? Or baby, is it crystal clear? Where do you see yourself, see yourself in five beers? Ohhh, girl I just gotta know Where this night is going ohhh So, where do you see yourself in five beers? Is it you and me hanging right here? When the lights come on, Are you already gone? Are you yelling at the band, "Play one more song!"? I ain't asking 'bout the rest of your life Just gotta know about the rest of your night Is it all a little hazy? Or baby, is it crystal clear? I know where I see myself, But where do you see yourself, see yourself in five beers? Girl, where do you see yourself in five beers?

Another sunrise shining through a dirty windshield Another highway sign, another thousand miles away from you No more agree to disagree No more future you and me Just more lows than highs, Wasted time, and a handful of memories I could've seen it coming from however many states I am away now, And watch the whole damn thing blow up And drift high into the clouds I should've listened to all my friends, But baby I was pulling for you to win Now it's just broken promises in my head Playing over and over again I can't escape this pain I'm feelin' Didn't wanna have to say I'm leavin' The only chore she gave me was the road And now all I see are the white lines Because you never learned to work Through the hard times I let this fire burn too long Now I'm gone So far gone I told you I was running out of second chances to throw your way And baby when leaving was the smartest choice I chose to stay But you won't remember me tucking you in Brushing the hair out of your face Cuz' tomorrow morning the buzz from The whiskey and the beer has gone away I can't escape this pain I'm feelin' Didn't wanna have to say I'm leavin' The only chore she gave me was the road And now all I see are the white lines Because you never learned to work Through the hard times I let this fire burn too long Now I'm gone So far gone I can't escape this pain I'm feelin' Didn't wanna have to say I'm leavin' The only chore she gave me was the road Now all I see are white lines Because you never learned to work Through the hard times I let this fire burn too long Now I'm gone So far gone

We were Copenhagen kings, we were running that town In a hand me down truck I could see us now Blowing them reds, throwing longnecks At the county line sign Wasn't no such thing as a no trespass Twenty four of Coors and a half tank of gas Every Friday night you knew where to find us at On that 2.5 miles of dirt Yeah, we were raised on it Wrote our names on it Put some mud on our trucks when it rained on it Kicked the dust on it Fell in love on it Got our hearts broke, learned how to cuss on it Like every smoke was the best one rolled, Like every beer was the last one cold, Like it was the first dirt road Wasn't doing nothing Dad and Grandaddy didn't do But that long drive of gravel felt pretty damn new Like it was made for us, thought we were dangerous Hellbent on never growing up Yeah, we were raised on it Wrote our names on it Put some mud on our trucks when it rained on it Kicked the dust on it Fell in love on it Got our hearts broke, learned how to cuss on it Like every smoke was the best one rolled, Like every beer was the last one cold, Like it was the first dirt road Like it was the first dirt road Now it's just another stretch of asphalt If they could only see what's underneath Yeah, we were raised on it Wrote our names on it Put some mud on our trucks when it rained on it Kicked the dust on it Fell in love on it Got our hearts broke, learned how to cuss on it Yeah, we were raised on it Wrote our names on it Put some mud on our trucks when it rained on it Kicked the dust on it Fell in love on it Got our hearts broke, learned how to cuss on it Like every smoke was the best one rolled, Like every beer was the last one cold, Like it was the first dirt road Like it was the first dirt road Yeah like it was the first dirt road

You know you got those looks from your mama Along with that wild side love for the drama You know you got that short fuse from your dad By now when I see it coming Don't know if I should smile or if I should start running Cus your the best and worst I've ever had I know it's gonna end the same It's gonna blow up in my face but... Bombs away Here I come baby, both guns blazing away Bombs away Suicide maybe, but I'm jumping anyway Bombs away Holding you is like holding the trigger I hate the sin but God I love the sinner So it looks like I'm in for one hell of a ride I know you're never gonna change I know I'll go down in flames but Bombs away Here I come baby, both guns blazing away Bombs away Suicide maybe, but I'm jumping anyway Bombs away My heart's made up my mind I'm gonna kiss it all goodbye Bombs away Here I come baby, both guns blazing away Bombs away Suicide maybe, but I'm jumping anyway Bombs away