There's a small town Where the main road can barely stretch five miles and you can't walk up or down Without bumping into someone you ain't seen in a while That makes you dig up all the memories underground That you've buried now There's a Hardee's near the Walmart and a two-lane road near the edge of the park If you go down that little bus route It'll turn you around end you right where you started from Makes you recall the things that made you who you are yea yea yea It's your first kiss on recess The long ride home with a bad grade to show your dad Right on Camp Jackson Dear ole Camp Jackson Where the city lights could never shine You swear you'll leave a thousand times But you ain't never fully gone you're only passing dear ole Camp Jackson and that alright Little street on the riverside It had everything you need between route three and the edge of the county line Missing those ice rink winters and pool day summer vibes When we had everything to make this life worthwhile But it's all gone now It's the heartbeat it's the centerpiece It's the movie theater up for lease in this nowhere town It's dear ole Camp Jackson It's dear ole Camp Jackson yeah Where the city lights could never shine We're out of sight and out of mind Your heart never fully leaves it's just only passing here on Camp Jackson And to all the folks that called her home Truck caught flat you had to head to Mo's Cause all your friends worked at his tire shop and the repo's coming for the lemon that you bought Just up the block you can see the lights from the gateway arch But you know they'll never shine far enough to reach Camp Jackson When you grow up in a small town Here on Camp Jackson nothing to everyone but everything to us yeah It was your first job first date first time falling in love yeah You never knew a road could mean so much