I?m proud of my history, proud of my home   But there comes a time in a young boy?s life   When he feels he?s got to roam   Daddy says I?m crazy, Mama thinks I?m naive   But if I don?t do it now then I?ll never leave      ?Cause I?ve driven every back road in this part of the state   Ain?t a girl in my graduation class that I didn?t date   I tried everything on the menu down at Fiddler?s Bar & Grill   I got a taste for somethin' this town will never fill      There?s a great big world out there for me to see   I might sail a boat to China, chase dreams in Tennessee   Right now the motor?s runnin', just a few things I gotta do   I gotta tell my friends goodbye, drive these streets for one last time   Change that city limit sign to 'Population 4000 Minus 1'      Gonna see the bright lights, gonna make my mark   So many things I?ve got to do, I don?t know where to start   Play cards in Vegas, walk the beach at Malibu   Learn a few things that I never knew      There?s a great big world out there for me to see   I might play for the 49ers, Mardi Gras in New Orleans   Right now the motor?s runnin', just a few things I gotta do   Tell my friends goodbye, drive these streets for one last time   Change that city limit sign to 'Population 4000 Minus 1'      Now I?m stuck in New York City, starin' at these walls   Just thinkin' how the grass out here ain?t that green at all   Ain?t that green at all      There?s a great big world out there for me to see   I might wed a farmer's daughter and raise a family   Right now the clock is tickin', just a few things I gotta do   I gotta tell my friends goodbye, ride that subway one last time   Change that city limit sign to 'Population 12 Million Minus 1'   To 'Population 12 Million Minus 1'      Comin' home, comin' home, comin' home