My America-Dan Colehour

[ti:My America] [ar:Dan Colehour] [al:One For The Old Man] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]My America - Dan Colehour [00:15.15]Headed back again wishing I'd remember when [00:20.57]The sound of that tread wearing thin ever felt as good [00:26.91] [00:27.72]As it does tonight on this highway [00:30.64]With my hands wrapped around this chevrolet [00:34.46]It's just ten more miles till the light of day [00:37.42] [00:38.04]Rises up across the land [00:40.31] [00:41.43]And reminds me of a time [00:43.93] [00:44.63]When this whole damn town was mine [00:47.15] [00:48.43]Long before I set out to find a piece of my america [00:56.79] [01:02.28]My daddy weren't no business man [01:05.50]Tried the best he could with that bottom land [01:08.76]But we were always living second hand [01:11.68] [01:12.34]And for me that wouldn't do [01:14.59] [01:16.59]Soon as high school set me free [01:18.90] [01:19.45]I turned my back on tennessee [01:22.60]Was gonna show them all who I could be [01:25.80] [01:26.54]Before I lost my nerve [01:28.91] [01:29.75]I lit out for tim-buck-two [01:32.03] [01:33.03]Leaving everything I knew [01:35.65] [01:37.30]Just trying to make a dream come true [01:40.17]Somewhere in my america [01:44.91] [01:50.87]And I'll tell you what I learned out there on the road [01:56.40] [01:57.44]You were easier to find than I had ever thought [02:02.05] [02:04.14]For all my searching far and wide [02:07.57]You were right here waiting [02:09.64]Deep inside my heart [02:11.83] [02:12.70]I guess I was to blind to see [02:15.06] [02:16.34]You were right in front of me [02:19.47] [02:21.01]My america [02:22.85] [02:35.42]As I pulled up on that gravel drive [02:38.08] [02:38.83]And the back porch screen door opened wide [02:41.49] [02:42.00]My daddy smiled and my mama cried [02:45.53]As I fell into open arms [02:48.03] [02:49.05]You know I never heard I told you so [02:52.24] [02:52.87]But if I had I'd a let 'em know [02:55.54] [02:56.31]To find my way I had to go [02:58.78] [02:59.78]Where ever that road might lead [03:01.72] [03:02.71]But the easiest stretch I found [03:05.64] [03:06.18]Was from the moment I turned around [03:08.76] [03:09.69]And started walking back down familiar ground [03:13.51]Home to my america [03:17.83] [03:20.33]And I'll tell you what I learned [03:23.03] [03:23.85]Out there on the road [03:26.05] [03:26.97]You were easier to find than I had ever thought [03:31.29] [03:33.95]For all my searching far and wide [03:36.79] [03:37.35]You were right here waiting [03:39.45]Deep inside my heart [03:41.69] [03:42.48]I guess I was to blind to see [03:44.80] [03:46.16]You were right in front of me [03:49.37] [03:50.61]My america