Population 4000 Minus 1

[Verse 1]
I'm proud of my history, I'm 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 naïve
But if I don't do it now, then I'll never leave

[Verse 2]
‘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've tried everything on the menu down at Fiddler's Bar & Grill
I got a taste for something this town will never fill

[Chorus 1]
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 running, 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 4,000 Minus 1"

[Verse 3]
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

[Chorus 2]
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 running, 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 4,000 Minus 1"

[Bridge]
Now I'm stuck in New York City, staring at these walls
Thinking how the grass out here ain't that green at all
Ain't that green at all

[Chorus 3]
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 ticking, 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 12,000,000 Minus 1"
To "Population 12,000,000 Minus 1"

[Outro]
Coming home, coming home