Burn This Whole Town Down

Wind’s howlin’ through the same ol’ street

Every bar still holds your ghost and me

I see your truck parked where we used to meet

And my heart starts sparkin’, gasoline

Every diner booth and backroad light

Feels like a match in the middle of the night

I’d torch the past just to clear my mind

But there’s one porch light I can’t leave behind

I’d burn this whole town down

If it wasn’t for my momma’s house

Her roses on the fence, that cross on the wall

Her prayers still echo down them halls

Yeah, I’d let it all go up in flames right now

If it wasn’t for my momma’s house

You took my love, and you took my peace

Left me hangin’ where the maple trees meet

I drive past your place, that porch still glows

But Momma’s window light keeps me composed

If I didn’t see her sittin’ in that chair

Smilin’ through the smoke that ain’t there

I’d burn this whole town down

If it wasn’t for my momma’s house

Her sweet tea laughter, her Sunday grace

Keeps the fire from takin’ this place

Yeah, I’d light a match, no doubt

If it wasn’t for my momma’s house

This pain’s a storm, but she’s my calm

The only reason I ain’t gone wrong

Her Bible’s open, her faith’s still strong

So I’ll stay put, keep movin’ on

I’d burn this whole town down

If it wasn’t for my momma’s house

That old oak swing and her front porch prayer

Keep me grounded, keep me there

Yeah, the fire in me still wants out

But I won’t, ‘cause of my momma’s house

Yeah, I’d burn this whole town down

If it wasn’t for my momma’s house