The sun was comin' up I couldn't settle down I took my time and just drove around I hit all back roads in my hometown I got a little happy, I got a little sad I couldn't decide if it was good or bad My little hometown had begun to grow (Chorus) Our trails are gone but they found their place I think there showin' in my face with With each new line I find around my eyes They can cut the trees, cut the bush But we can always say that it was us We were the ones who broke the ground in our little hometown I drove by Charlie Griffins place His trailers gone but I have to say That new brick house is very nice There's a big house out in the field Where I used to pick briars from my heels And our old trails are runnin' through their yard (Chorus) If you look real hard and listen close you can hear me laughin' and see my ghost Runnin' through the trails of my hometown / my little hometown / my little hometown (Chorus)