I just made that right off the four lane 'Bout a mile past that old river bridge We used to jump off of in the summer Fish under when I was a kid There's Ricky down at the ole' ball park Still drivin' that ol' blue Chevelle I might look good in this new Silverado But the bank note keeps me broke as hell There ain't nothin' like that old stop light That hangs in the middle of town It puts my mind back in the slow lane And my feet back on the ground Wraps my heart in a warm blanket Makes everything ok again Thank God for family, old roads, and old friends Mamas makin' chicken and dumplins' Daddy's drinkin' beer and cuttin' grass Then pickin' that guitar in the livin' room In my favorite scene from the past Yeah, and that back yard reminds me of my old dog How he'd dig his way under the fence Hell it seemed like he just wanted out of there The way I used to swear that I did Yeah, there ain't nothin' like that old stop light That hangs in the middle of town It puts my mind back in the slow lane And my feet back on the ground Wraps my heart in a warm blanket Makes everything ok again Thank God for family, old roads, and old friends Yeah, thank God for family, old roads, and old friends I just made that right off the four lane 'Bout a mile past that old river bridge