i was born and raised here this town s my town everybody knows my name but ever since the glass plant closed down things around here ain t never been the same i got me a good job all right but some nights take me to another time back when i was number 29 i was pretty good then don t you know watch him go buddy i could really fly everyone in town came hip flasks horn blasts any autumn friday night sally yelled her heart out push em back way back i was hers and she was mine back when i was number 29 we was playing smithville big boys farm boys second down and four to go bubba brought the play in good call my ball now they re going to see a show but bubba let his man go i cut back heard it crack it still hurts me but i don t mind reminds me i was number 29 now i go to the ballgames cold nights half pints friday nights i m always here we got a pretty good team good boys strong boys district champs the last three years we got a little tailback he s pretty quick he s real slick i take him for a steak sometimes nowadays he s number 29 i don t follow rainbows big dreams brass rings i ve already captured mine back when i was number 29