I truly enjoy visiting the small towns that lie on the back roads throughout the south

With the downtown streets and beautiful old homes that lie there throughout

The downtown streets in some are now all vacant and bare

But as I see them I try to invision a past time and what was in there

Was it Railroad town that shipped fruits and cattle to states far away

Or maybe a farm town growing peanuts, tobacco and hay

Now some towns they have faded and fallen into tragic despair

While others still boom and have small family businesses open everywhere

The next time you take a road trip don’t be in such hurry to get to the end

Get off the interstate and drive through the small towns that’s where a good time, it will begin

From My World To Yours,
Bob Baker