Song Description
story about growing up in the upper midwest, leaving home, coming back
| Song Length |
3:51 |
Genre |
Country - Contemporary, Country - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Subject |
Country, Nation, General |
Similar Artists |
Travis Tritt, Tim Mcgraw |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
black boots red lips and a pink tank top
baby blue short skirt she's ready to rock
like she's got places to go
boyfriend pulls up in his loaded ride
she grins jumps in they're makin' time
down farmer bennett's gravel road
children of the heartland searching for their soul
this town has seen a better day but this town is all they know? with
3 stoplights and grain elevator
working the land to put food on the table
family life struggles to survive
but these roots run as deep the soil and seed
through floods and droughts they make ends meet
where people give it all and ask for little
welcome to the middle
they see the world through cable tv
2 years 3 months they'll be free
to decide a life of their own
like dust in the wake of dirt track ride
they'll leave this half horse town behind
there won?t be no turnin' back
countin' the days ?til graduation dreaming 'bout what they'll see
with a full tank of gas and a faded map they'll be free? from
CHORUS
a year in california they'll start to miss
that south dakota farm town they couldn't wait to ditch
with 3 stoplights and a grain elevator
they'll work the land and put food on the table
raise their kids in the heartland teach them family pride
plant their dreams in the soil and seed
trust in god and in what they believe
give it all they've got and ask for little
welcome to the middle