Monticello, My Kind of Town”

⸻ Verse 1 Where the blacktop ends and the backroads start There’s a little town that raised my heart Screen doors slam and the summer air Carries voices from everywhere Front porch talk in a rocking chair Sweet tea sweating in the humid air You don’t need much when the sky turns gold And every story’s already been told ⸻ Pre-Chorus Ain’t no skyline, ain’t no neon glow But there’s something here you just know ⸻ Chorus It’s Main Street waving when you roll through town No stop lights slowing you down Live oaks leaning like they’ve seen it all And they’re still standing tall It’s slow goodbyes and “y’all come back” A little dirt road never hurt like that If forever had a front porch view It’d be right here in Monticello, Florida (Tag) Monticello… Florida ⸻ Verse 2 Old Winn-Dixie parking lot at noon Somebody laughing, somebody humming a tune You run into folks you’ve known your whole life Yeah, even strangers make you feel at home I remember Johnston’s past the Brahman Motel Midday lines and everybody you know I remember Jackson’s Drug Store, time stood still Cokes in glass bottles on the windowsill ⸻ Pre-Chorus Yeah, it ain’t about where you’re trying to go It’s about the roots you never outgrow ⸻ Chorus It’s Main Street waving when you roll through town No stop lights slowing you down Live oaks leaning like they’ve seen it all And they’re still standing tall It’s slow goodbyas and “y’all come back” A little dirt road never hurt like that If forever had a front porch view It’d be right here in Monticello, Florida (Tag) Monticello… Florida ⸻ Bridge Watermelon Festival, June heat Sticky hands and bare feet in the street Rolling slow ‘round the courthouse by the Opera House doors Laughter in the air like we’ve been there before I remember summer nights at the Rec Park Dust in the air on summer nights Cheering loud for a name you know That’s just how it goes ⸻ Final Chorus It’s front porch lights and a summer sound Barefoot running through the backyard grass Mama calling when the sun dips low And you already know It’s roots run deep in this heart I found Ain’t no leaving that ever sticks around If forever had a front porch view It’d be right here in Monticello, Florida ⸻ Outro Yeah, where the road slows down and the pines all sway And forever feels just a day away Front porch light and a sky so wide Monticello is where my heart resides (Soft tag) I remember… Monticello, Florida