Everybody Knows My Name

Songtext

[Intro] Yeah, came up from the county line Now they say it every time [Verse 1] Used to count the quarters in the ashtray by the door Mama kept the rent envelope beneath the kitchen drawer I had one clean jacket and a name nobody knew But I carried every hard day like a promise I could prove Drove past the feed store with the windows rolled down Small-town boy with a big-town sound Every closed door made me sharpen my aim Now the same folks lean in when they hear my name [Pre-Chorus] I kept my word when the road got steep Kept my eyes on the things I’d keep Now the whole room turns when I walk through I remember every mile that brought me to you [Chorus] Everybody knows my name From the back roads to the bright lights, I came Had a pocket full of hope, had a heart full of flame Now they call it fortune, but I earned my place Everybody knows my name Say it once, say it twice, let it ring through the place I rose up from the dust, put my mark on the game Now the whole world knows my name [Verse 2] First check barely covered gas and a meal Still I shook every hand like the deal was real Played those late-night rooms till the last chair slid Turned a borrowed microphone to a life I could live No silver spoon, no shortcut ride Just a stubborn old spark and a whole lot of pride When the numbers climbed, I stayed just the same Same folks at my table, same fire in my veins [Pre-Chorus] I kept my word when the road got steep Kept my eyes on the things I’d keep Now the whole room turns when I walk through I remember every mile that brought me to you [Chorus] Everybody knows my name From the back roads to the bright lights, I came Had a pocket full of hope, had a heart full of flame Now they call it fortune, but I earned my place Everybody knows my name Say it once, say it twice, let it ring through the place I rose up from the dust, put my mark on the game Now the whole world knows my name [Bridge] If you saw those nights in that one-room town You’d know I never let the hard times hold me down The hands that helped me, I remember each one Fortune’s just the road; the work’s never done [Breakdown] Who came up? I came up Who stayed true? I stayed true From the county line to the front page name I did the work, now remember the name [Final Chorus] Everybody knows my name From the back roads to the bright lights, I came Had a pocket full of hope, had a heart full of flame Now they call it fortune, but I earned my place Everybody knows my name Say it once, say it twice, let it ring through the place I rose up from the dust, put my mark on the game Now the whole world knows my name [Outro] From the county line, now the whole room says Everybody knows my name