One Horse Town
By: Jane Fallon
Genres
Description
Great folk tale of the kids leaving home and mom and dad lovin' it up in small town America.
Lyrics
One Horse Town--Jim Henry He was leaving home on a Saturday So the whole town gathered at the picket gate To wave him off cause he was New York City bound And his momma cried when he pulled away But his Daddy smiled as if to say You’re the last of three to get out of this one horse town. Then the wind picked up and the rain came down Everybody headed for the center of town Where there was cold beer and stories at the bar And they forgot about the pouring rain Before too long there was music playing And the momma and the daddy danced til the pain was gone. Living it up in a one horse town A peck on the check when there’s no one around. The squeak of the door at the general store, an old man’s smile The kids want to leave this life behind Discover the world beyond the country line They got a good start, straight from the heart of a one horse town. Now on the summer nights when the wind won’t low The Daddy tunes in the radio to the cities close to where the kids have gone Jennifer’s warm in Sanat Fe, Jesse’s all clear up in Portland ME, But Jimmy in New York City can’t see the stars. Living it up in a one horse town A peck on the check when there’s no one around. The squeak of the door at the general store, an old man’s smile The kids want to leave this life behind Discover the world beyond the country line They got a good start, straight from the heart of a one horse town. One day the daddy got a big surprise, When the momma held him close and looked him straight in the eye Said “It’s a long long time since we’ve been in this house alone. We’ve spent our lives with kids to raise But now tht they’re gone and one their way It’s you and me, we’re still in love in this one horse town. Living it up in a one horse town A peck on the check when there’s no one around. The squeak of the door at the general store, an old man’s smile The kids want to leave this life behind Discover the world beyond the country line They got a good start, straight from the heart of a one horse town. They got a good start, straight from the heart of a one horse town.
