it s a one life town with a lot of gravel roads and very few road signs it s a county square thats round where everybody knows what s going on all the time day and night it s a little of the beaten path a kind of place you dont find everyday and i cant wait to stay it s where my dad and my grandad his dad all grew up its where i learned to fish around thirteen drive a stick shift truck and i have friends who couldnt wait to turn eighteen pack up and move away not me no not me i cant wait to stay it dont have no neon lights and all the stores close down about eight oclock and if it dont rain might be a handful chewing a handful in the sonic parking lot thats all we got come sunday morning suits and ties and dresses fill the church where i was saved and i cant wait to stay not a day goes by that you dont hear a hey there how you been you dont have to call to say youre coming just stop in for the life of me i cant see why anyone would want to leave this place cause i cant wait to stay its where my dad and grandad and his dad all grew up its where i learned to fish around thirteen drive a stick shift truck and i have friends who couldnt wait to turn eighteen pack up and move away not me no not me i cant wait to stay yeah i cant wait to stay