Southern Ties

I've seen 100 lost souls try to leave this town
But they always end up back here
I guess there's something in the water
That brings them back around
After they've been gone a couple of years

There's some things that you can't change
Some habits that never fade

Well these Southern Ties, yeah they break or they bind
You see there ain't much in between
You can leave and get it but don't you turn around
Or you'll be right back here with me
You can try to run away, Say your goodbye's
But you ain't ever gonna break these
Southern Ties

Now everybody has a reason
For staying or for leaving
But I can tell you firsthand
Sometimes it ain't so bad
In the town that you grew up in
So when things don't go as planned

If you can't find peace in the way that you've been living
That ol' Bible back home says you can be forgiven

These Southern Ties, yeah they break or they bind
You see there ain't much in between
You can leave and get it but don't you turn around
Or you'll be right back here with me
You can try to run away, Say your goodbye's
But you ain't ever gonna break these

I don't know where you plan on going
But I think you should know
There's alot to see but if you're like me
And you want to come back home
You can always come back home

Cause These Southern Ties, yeah they break or they bind
You see there ain't much in between

You can leave and get it but don't you turn around
Or you'll be right back here with me
You can try to run away, Say your goodbye's
But you ain't ever gonna break these
Southern Ties