The View From Here

[Intro]
[Verse]
Old Ford rattlin' down the lane
Checkin' out the window pane
Twenty-eight and feelin' brand new
Underneath a sky of Carolina blue
Flip a page of the spiral book
Give myself a second look
Braces and a side-swept bang
Man, we had our own little slang
[Pre-Chorus]
See the water tower rise
Squintin' through the sun in my eyes
It’s a ten-year trip in a mile
Gonna stay for a little while
[Chorus]
Oh, hey there, little town
I’m never gonna let you down
From the neon at the diner door
To the scuffs on the gym floor
I’m laughin' at the girl I was
Just because, baby, just because
Life is sweet and the grass is green
Better than it’s ever been
[Post-Chorus]
Yeah, the view is fine
Crossin' that county line
Better than it's ever been
[Verse]
Parked it by the fifty-yard line
Everything is lookin' just fine
Crickets chirpin' in the tall weeds
Plantin' all those teenage seeds
I remember every Friday night
Underneath the stadium light
Thought my world was gonna end
If I didn't find a boyfriend
[Pre-Chorus]
Now I’m rollin' down the glass
Watchin' all the memories pass
It’s a ten-year trip in a mile
Made me wanna stop and smile
[Chorus]
Oh, hey there, little town
I’m never gonna let you down
From the neon at the diner door
To the scuffs on the gym floor
I’m laughin' at the girl I was
Just because, baby, just because
Life is sweet and the grass is green
Better than it’s ever been
[Bridge]
Mama’s got the coffee hot
In that old ceramic pot
Chipped mug with the faded rose
That’s just how the story goes
I made it out and I made it back
No more runnin' off the track
[Verse]
Sun-bleached signs and gravel roads
Lightenin' up my heavy loads
Saw the boy who broke my heart
Now he’s sellin' tractor parts
Wave hello with a wink and a grin
So glad to be back again
Yeah, I’m glad to be back again
I’m right where I shoulda been
[Chorus]
Oh, hey there, little town
I’m never gonna let you down
From the neon at the diner door
To the scuffs on the gym floor
I’m laughin' at the girl I was
Just because, baby, just because
Life is sweet and the grass is green
Better than it’s ever been
[Post-Chorus]
Yeah, the view is fine
Crossin' that county line
Better than it's ever been
Lookin' back at the girl I was
Just because, baby, just because
[Outro]