An original song I wrote this year.
Based on a local legend.
Everybody knew his name, he was the one who ran the ball
His daddy was in the stands yellin’ that he’d take em all
We couldn’t wait to see him when games start up this fall
Everybody knew his name, he was the one who ran the ball
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Whatever happened to the small town stud
Did he ever get famous, did his rocket prove a dud
We always said he’d get big and be our bud
Whatever happened to the small town stud
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When the season finished he was in the local news
Up and down the main drag, the players they did cruise
The girls all threw their pearls he didn’t know what to do
Cause 4 TD’s in the title game will make a legend out of you
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Whatever happened to the small town stud
Did he ever get famous - did his rocket prove a dud
We always hoped he’d get big and be our bud
Whatever happened to the small town stud
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Could he run? Could he catch? Could he throw? you bet.
The whole town surely owes him a great big bit of debt.
He was the hardest working country kid that anyone ever met
Just what did you expect from a kid named dewey sweat?
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Whatever happened to the small town stud
Did he ever get famous - did his rocket prove a dud
We always hoped he’d get big and be our bud
Whatever happened to the small town stud
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The cruelty of time will one day take us all
No matter if you hit it big or if your world seems small
Don’t let it stop you from giving it your all
You never know who’s watching you and when you’ll get the call