They say life is so much sweeter
Through the telephoto lens of fame
Around here you get just as much attention

Cheerin' at the high school football game

I dreamed of going to Nashville

Put my money down and placed my bet
But I just got the first buck of the season
I made the front page of the Turnertown Gazzette


Every last one route one rural heart's got a story to tell
Every grandma in-law ex-girlfriend

Maybe knows it just a little too well
Whether you're late for church or you're stuck in jail
Hey, word's gonna get around

Everybody dies famous in a small town

Tyler and Casey broke up

It ended pretty quietly
We heard he was caught red-handed with her mama
So that's just what they let us all believe


Every last one route one rural heart's got a story to tell
Every grandma in-law ex-girlfriend

Maybe knows it just a little too well
Whether you're late for church or you're stuck in jail
Hey, word's gonna get around

Everybody dies famous in a small town

Well baby who need's their faces in a magazine

Me and you, we've been stars of this town since we were seventeen
Let's go on down to the quick stop
Wear your yellow shades and I'll put on my tight jeans

And we'll just spend the weekend burnin' rubber
And we'll let 'em point and stare in disbelief


Every last one route one rural heart's got a story to tell
Every grandma in-law ex-girlfriend
Maybe knows it just a little too well

Whether you're late for church or you're stuck in jail
Hey, word's gonna get around
Everybody dies famous in a small town

Everybody dies famous in a small town