They say life is so much sweeter
Mereka bilang hidup itu jauh lebih manis
through the telephoto lens of fame
melalui lensa telefoto dari ketenaran
around here you get just as much attention
di sini kamu dapat perhatian yang sama
cheerin' at the high school football game
saat sorak-sorai di pertandingan sepak bola SMA

I dreamed of going to Nashville
Aku bermimpi pergi ke Nashville
Put my money down and placed my bet
Menaruh uangku dan memasang taruhan
But I just got the first buck of the season
Tapi aku baru saja dapat uang pertama musim ini
I made the front page of the Turnertown Gazette
Aku masuk halaman depan Turnertown Gazette

Every last one, route one, rural hearts got a story to tell
Setiap orang, di jalur satu, hati pedesaan punya cerita untuk diceritakan
Every grandma, in law, ex girlfriend
Setiap nenek, mertua, mantan pacar
Maybe knows us just a little too well
Mungkin mengenal kita sedikit terlalu baik
Whether you're late for church or you're stuck in jail
Entah kamu terlambat ke gereja atau terjebak di penjara
Hey words gonna get around
Hei, berita akan menyebar
Everybody dies famous in a small town
Semua orang menjadi terkenal di kota kecil

Tyler and Casey broke up
Tyler dan Casey putus
It ended pretty quietly
Itu berakhir cukup diam-diam
We heard he was caught red-handed with her mama
Kita dengar dia tertangkap basah dengan ibunya
That's just what they let us all believe
Itu hanya yang mereka biarkan kita semua percayai

Every last one, route one, rural hearts got a story to tell
Setiap orang, di jalur satu, hati pedesaan punya cerita untuk diceritakan
Every grandma, in law, ex girlfriend
Setiap nenek, mertua, mantan pacar
Maybe knows us just a little too well
Mungkin mengenal kita sedikit terlalu baik
Whether you're late for church or you're stuck in jail
Entah kamu terlambat ke gereja atau terjebak di penjara
Hey words gonna get around
Hei, berita akan menyebar
Everybody dies famous in a small town
Semua orang menjadi terkenal di kota kecil

Baby who
Sayang, siapa
Needs their faces in a magazine
Butuh wajah mereka di majalah
Me and you
Aku dan kamu
We've been stars of the town since we were 17
Kita sudah jadi bintang kota sejak usia 17

Let's go on down to the quick stop
Ayo pergi ke tempat perhentian cepat
Wear your yellow shades
Pakailah kacamata kuningmu
And I'll put on my tight jeans
Dan aku akan memakai celana jeans ketatku
And we'll just spend the weekend burnin' rubber
Dan kita akan menghabiskan akhir pekan membakar ban
And we'll let em point and stare distantly
Dan kita biarkan mereka menunjuk dan menatap dari jauh

Every last one, route one, rural hearts got a story to tell
Setiap orang, di jalur satu, hati pedesaan punya cerita untuk diceritakan
Every grandma, in law, ex girlfriend
Setiap nenek, mertua, mantan pacar
Maybe knows us just a little too well
Mungkin mengenal kita sedikit terlalu baik
Whether you're late for church or you're stuck in jail
Entah kamu terlambat ke gereja atau terjebak di penjara
Hey words gonna get around
Hei, berita akan menyebar
Everybody dies famous in a small town
Semua orang menjadi terkenal di kota kecil