Leaving Smalltown Dark

(tender hum) Packed my bags with dreams in my eyes

Left that dirt road in the rearview shine

Mama waved from the porch in the morning light

Chasing bright lights and a brand new life

(ohhh) But the city lights faded to gray

Promises turned into empty days

Now I'm standing here wondering why

I came back home with a broken heart

Dreams all scattered like leaves in the dark But there's comfort in

these old familiar stars

Small-town girl finding who you are (yeah)

Met some boys who said they'd stay

Watched them walk

when the hard times came

Chased the spotlight till it burned me down

Now these memories are my only crown (ahhh) I came back home

with a broken heart

Dreams all scattered like leaves in the dark But there's comfort in

these old familiar stars

Small-town girl finding who you are (yeah)

Maybe the road was meant to break me

So I'd see what really saves me

These roots are calling me back home

I came back home with a broken heart

But these old roads heal what fell apart

Under the same stars I know my name

Small-town girl, I'm finally home again (ohhh)

(soft hum fading)