[ti:Down Home] [ar:Alabama] [al:For The Record] [by:] [offset:0] [00:07.48]Just off of the beaten path [00:11.05]A little dot on a state road map [00:13.36]Thats where I was born and where Ill die [00:19.51]Things move at a slower pace [00:22.45]Nobodys in the rat race [00:25.58]And these days thats a special way of life [00:30.57]Down home where they know you by name [00:34.77]And treat you like family [00:36.76]Down home a mans godd word and s hand shake [00:41.64]Are all you need [00:43.01]Folks know if they;re fallnig on hard times [00:49.24]They can fall back on [00:51.70]Thos of us raised up down home [00:58.33]In the corner of the hardware store [01:01.26]Gathered round a checkerboard [01:03.79]Old men telling lies and crowning kings [01:10.07]Kids driving round th eold town square [01:13.39]Tops rolled down in the coll night air [01:16.82]Do and see whats shaking at the dairy queen [01:21.82]When I was a boy I couldnt wait to leave this place [01:27.89]Butnow I want to see my children raised down home down home [01:34.26]Folks know if theyre falling on hard times [01:38.57]They can fall back on [01:42.77]Those of us raised up