[00:02.13].
[00:17.73]There's faded paint down Walnut Street.
[00:21.61]
[00:25.07]That's the cotton gin where the farmers meet.
[00:31.63]And there's the water tower I never had the guts to climb.
[00:40.19]Sums up how some folks live and other die trying.
[00:45.51].
[00:48.32]She'll pick you up and pull you down.
[00:56.13]And everyone waves when they're driving through town.
[01:03.32]The faces may change but the last names never do.
[01:10.16]It's the beautiful way of life in Idalou.
[01:17.04]
[01:17.92].
[01:26.48]Just north of the highway's my dad's old work barn.
[01:34.29]Down the road from there is where the Isoms farm.
[01:40.48]Coach Taylor retired after finally winning state.
[01:49.42]They'll all move on but the stories will stay the same.
[01:57.10].
[01:57.60]She'll pick you up and pull you down.
[02:05.23]And everyone waves when they're driving through town.
[02:12.41]The faces may change but the last names never do.
[02:19.35]It's the beautiful way of life in Idalou.
[02:26.16].
[02:41.24]There's a sole traffic light and one side is red,
[02:45.37]And most people stop and stay 'til they're dead.
[02:49.18]The other side's yellow, it means proceed with caution,
[02:53.18]But if you keep going you may be forgotten.
[02:58.87].
[03:00.87]She'll pick you up and she'll pull you down.
[03:08.62]And everyone waves when they're driving through town.
[03:15.99].
[03:16.24]She'll pick you up and pull you down.
[03:23.99]And everyone waves when they're driving through our little town.
[03:31.12]Yeah, the faces may change but the last names never do.
[03:37.99]It's the beautiful way of life in Idalou.
[03:45.74]It's the beautiful way of life for me and you.