Ever since the day I could talk I cursed at the streetlight in this town Swore to all my friends I`d be the one to make it out Find a place to settle down far from here
Don`t get above your raising boy That`s what my mama always say And I never understood what she meant Until the other day When I turned to walk away from this town My head hung down
Cause there`s a certain kind of despair It hangs heavy in the air And everywhere I go I`ll always smell the Piedmont Pines And there`s a southern sadness that won`t let go of this heart of mine
So I spent the next couple years Burning every bridge I crossed Yeah I broke my fair share of hearts along the way I used them up I walked away and realised That no matter how far you roam You never gonna feal at home I just hope one day that I find what I need You know what it really means to care
Cause there`s a certain kind of despair It hangs heavy in the air And everywhere I go I`ll always smell the Piedmont Pines And there`s a southern sadness that won`t let go of this heart of mine
And I`d be a liar if I said I was proud And all the words that I`ve let out of my mouth And all these deep dark twisted roads I went down down down It`s where I found
There`s a certain kind of despair It hangs heavy in the air And everywhere I go I`ll always smell the Piedmont Pines And there`s a southern sadness that won`t let go of this heart of mine