must have let somebody whisper to your little mind that you were better than here you ought to leave this all behind and so you let your twang go gave up them dirt roads ah but baby don t you know the city lights can t burn so bright they hide your pretty redneck bury your roots up in that high rise but you can t just up and forget go on and get gone leave all you want say you won t be back around but you can t outrun this small town it ain t been the same since you took that ticket out but i ain t changed so goin round and round part of me hopes you re doin fine a bigger part of me is prayin you ll change your mind the city lights can t burn so bright they hide your pretty redneck bury your roots up in that high rise but you can t just up and forget go on and get gone leave all you want say you won t be back around but you can t outrun this small town no not this small town yeah whoa the city lights can t burn so bright they hide your pretty redneck bury your roots up in that high rise but girl you can t just up and forget go on and get gone leave all you want say you won t be back around but you can t outrun this small town no you can t outrun this small town no not this small town