Small Town to Me

from Light it Up by Shane Martin

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This used to be a stop sign town
Look at the all traffic lights now
It’s grown by leaps and bounds, the years I've been away
The cross stands high at the Church of Christ
Now it’s lit by the bingo sign
The winners on Friday night are the sinners on Sunday

(Chorus)
You can tear it down build it back up
Run out the farmers and the pick-up trucks
Black top every winding country road
Turn the five-and-dime into a high-rise
On a main street I barely recognize
But in my eyes it’s always gonna be
A small town to me

We used to swim in Decker’s pond
Land changed hands with the old man gone
He taught me how to fish along the banks of that north shore
I know he’d roll over in his grave
If he knew that his field’s been paved
Just so city folks can save at one more big box store

(Chorus)

This used to be a stop sign town

(Chorus)

Yeah, in my eyes it’s always gonna be
A small town to me
A small town to me

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from Light it Up, released October 2, 2012
Written by Shane Martin and Zac Wrixon
© 2012 Shane Martin Music (ASCAP) / Dan Hodges Music LLC (ASCAP)

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Shane Martin Minneapolis, Minnesota

Shane Martin is quickly becoming one of the premier acts in the Midwest routinely performing over 200 shows per year fronting his band and as a "One Man Band". Martin’s musical style can be best described from Nashville EMMY award winning engineer/producer Kenny Royster “Shane is a great singer songwriter on the teetering edge of country, pop, and rock where it's just dangerous enough to be fun. ... more

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