[1st Verse]      Well, it's two miles East to West    Only four miles North to South    And when you pass the only red light    You will see the pastor's house    People look you in the eye    And they smile at you and wave    Yeah, they always take the time    To stop and ask you, 'How's your day?'    It's hard to say goodbye    'Cause baby, it's a good life       [2nd Verse]      At the high school football game    Is where I got my first kiss    I still feel the butterflies    I still taste it on my lips    And when we lost our Uncle Jake    Back in 1983    We heard Daddy upstairs weepin'    So we cried ourselves to sleep    It's hard to say goodbye    'Cause baby, it's a good life       [Chorus]      Goodbye to mem'ries that I saved    Goodbye to all the friends I made    Goodbye to all the home I'll ever know    Small town Jericho...(goodbye)       [Bridge]      And every road here looks the same    This ol' town won't ever change    And that's what I love the most    And it's the reason I must go       [3rd Verse]      I put boxes on the porch    Daddy puts them in the car    Best to get the loadin' done    Won't be easy in the dark    'Cause I'm leavin' after midnight    And if anyone asks why    I wanna wait 'til Mama's sleepin'    'Cause I can't bear to see her cry    It's hard to say goodbye    'Cause baby, it's a good life       [Repeat Chorus]