This Town

We finally got a flashing light
They put it in last year
And everybody got real happy
When the grocery store got beer
And last time the census men came a-knockin'
We were busting at the seams
Aww, but don’t you forget it, as big as we’re getting
This town’s too small to be mean
Big enough for a ZIP code
A VFW
A good Mexican restaurant
A beauty shop or two
Got a Methodist, a Baptist
And a Church of the Nazarene
Aww, but don’t you forget it, as big as we’re getting
This town’s too small to be mean
Yeah, it’s too dang small to be mean
Too small to be lying
Way too small to cheat
Way too small for secrets
'Cause they’re way too hard to keep
And somebody’s mama knows somebody’s cousin
And somebody’s sister knows somebody’s husband
And somebody’s daughter knows somebody’s brother
And around here, we all look out for each other
You’ll end up in the paper
Wreck your family name
What goes around comes back around
By Friday’s football game
We only got one sheriff
But we all know how to keep the peace
Aww, and don’t you forget it, as big as we’re getting
This town’s too small to be mean
Too small to be lying
Way too small to cheat
Way too small for secrets
'Cause they’re way too hard to keep
And somebody’s mama knows somebody’s cousin
And somebody’s sister knows somebody’s husband
And somebody’s daughter knows somebody’s brother
And around here, we all look out for each other
Yeah, somebody’s mama knows somebody’s cousin
And somebody’s sister knows somebody’s husband
And somebody’s daughter knows somebody’s brother
And around here, we all look out for each other