35 Mph Town-Toby Keith

　　Mama locked the door last night

　　For the first time in all of her years

　　I said Mama you gotta be kiddin' me

　　She said things ain't like

　　they used to be 'round here

　　You just wouldn't believe it

　　Kids growin' up without Jesus

　　A good thing your Daddy

　　ain't here to see this now

　　They stay higher than the water tower

　　In this thirty-five mile an hour town

　　She said it ain't the drugs,

　　it ain't the booze

　　I've had a back road buss or two myself

　　It seems like heaven's

　　slippin' further away

　　The devil ain't got far to go

　　when they raise hell

　　We used to burn a hole through midnight

　　Smoking a stolen Marlboro Light and

　　On a good night might kill a fifth of Crown

　　But now there's a lower higher power

　　In this thirty-five mile an hour town

　　Oh we can't blame the

　　babies for growin' up lazy

　　And crazy, it ain't them that let them down

　　If they ain't stealin', they're suin'

　　Why work when we'll give it to 'em

　　It's right there in the Bible

　　we don't put out

　　Spare the rod and you'll sour a

　　Thirty-five mile an hour town

　　The "yes ma'am's" gone

　　and the "please's" too

　　It's out the door with the "thank you"

　　In the evening you don't

　　see a front yard football game

　　The neighbor kids have done away

　　With the shirts and skins

　　No one hits the front porch lights

　　To get their kids to come inside

　　Cause the streets ain't safe

　　For a bike to ride down

　　Since they printed a prowler

　　In this thirty-five mile an hour town

　　No they're going nowhere fast tonight

　　No matter how fast they drive in this

　　Thirty-five mile an hour town