Small Town Hero

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I just turned twenty-nine three years in a row Too young to be the president, too old to turn pro But when the seventies came and Elvis died I could not fill his shoes but oh, how I tried [Chorus] It was the life and time of a small town hero but it's another day I've got my wife, my kids, a job and it's okay This letter of intent now is just for show They say it's lonely at the top so I did not go [Verse 2] Andy went to Vietnam back in sixty-five While some folks kept from going, he kept some folks alive A purple heart is on his shelf that he never wears A broken one sit in his chest for what he lost there [Chorus] It was the life and times of a small town hero but it's another day He's got his wife, his kids, a job and it's okay The letter from the president now is just for show He could have hid out way up north but he did not go [Verse 3] John got his notice, gonna take the farm away He worked it half his life, he worked Ii every day He burned his fields his crops and the barn before they came The neighbors cheered and watched as John walked away [Chorus] It was the life and times of a small town hero but it's another day He's got his wife, his kids, a job and it's okay The letter from the bank went up in smoke Just when they thought he was down, he did not go [Outro] It was the life and times of a small town hero