The Country Store Lyrics

Walking to the Country Store; I used to play there years before

Gone are dad and our home you see; now it's only mom and me

She works in Walmart; minimum wage; while I act up; teenage life's a stage

Sleeping in the car behind the mall, we're not just down it's a free fall

My boys and I need some cash, the downtown bar, there's always a stash

One fella's got a gun you see, but now it's just the cops and me

Stupid kid is all the judge said, change your ways or you'll end up dead

Probation for a year young sir, don't let me catch you 'round here again

Living was hard; growing up was harder

Staying in town was the greatest problem of my life

Had to think of my mom, she didn't need me as a burden

As soon as I could, signed up for the military life

The world was open like a book to me, saw the world from inside the infantry

Work hard and get promoted they said, keep your head down and have no regrets

Letters came and went to home; the stupid kid was finally growing up

Had a job and a steady paycheck, most of which was sent to Mom

Ended up in Afghanistan, Mom said that's when I became a man

Six months later the Red Cross came, she passed she was done with life's game

In the graveyard we were less than three, the old preacher and only me

No more toil for those arthritic hands, Mom was off in a better land; home

Living was hard; growing old was harder

Just staying alive was the greatest challenge of my life

Had to think of myself, but I carry all these burdens

The road was the best place to live my life

Walking to the Country Store; brings up memories from years before

Gone are mom and dad you see; now it's only a dog and me

An RV waits; it looks my age; no more acting like life's a stage

I'm in the encore of my life, going to ride until the curtain final falls.