00:17Born the middle son of a farmer in a small town southern man
00:24Like his daddy's daddy before him brought up working on the land
00:31Fell in love with a small town woman and they married up and settled down
00:38Natural way of life if you're lucky for a small town southern man
00:47First there came four pretty daughters for this small town southern man
00:54Then a few years later came another good boy
00:59He wasn't planned
01:02Seven people living all together in a house built with his own hands
01:09Little words but love and understanding from a small town southern man
01:16And he bowed his head to Jesus and he stood for Uncle Sam
01:24And he only loved one woman who's always proud of what he had
01:31He said his greatest contribution is the ones he'll leave behind
01:40Raised on the ways and gentle kindness of a small town southern man
01:57Callous hands told the story for this small town southern man
02:03He gave it all to keep it all together and keep his family on his land
02:10Like his daddy years wore out his body made it hard just to walk and stand
02:17You can break the back but you can't break the spirit of a small town southern man
02:25And he bowed his head to Jesus and he stood for Uncle Sam
02:32And he only loved one woman who's always proud of what he had
02:39He said his greatest contribution is the ones he'll leave behind
02:48Raised on the ways and gentle kindness of a small town southern man
03:16Finally death came calling for this small town southern man
03:21He said it's all right cause I see angels and they got me by the hand
03:30Don't you cry and don't you worry I'm blessed and I know I am
03:37Cause God has a place in heaven for a small town southern man
03:44And he bowed his head to Jesus and he stood for Uncle Sam
03:52And he only loved one woman who's always proud of what he had
03:59He said his greatest contribution is the ones he'll leave behind
04:08Raised on the ways and gentle kindness of a small town southern man
04:15Raised on the ways and gentle kindness of a small town southern man
04:22And he knew all that heowed behind
04:37And he was arrested for their fee to keep my friendship
04:37He took care of confiançaously over yourEROES
