From the recording Hill City
23 Miles talks of life growing up in a small town, moving away, and having no regrets. It interlaces the notion of always having that small town boy inside no matter where or how far you go
Lyrics
23 miles from the inner state
Kids growing up in the sunflower state
Had everything we need from our dirt bikes to the field of dreams
This crazy ball keeps turning and that time keeps burning
There is only one thing for sure
[Chorus]
I have no regrets
I can never forget
The people in my chapters that I need
Where we're from does not define us
It can only help refine us
Bits and pieces form the man
A small town boy is who I am
[Verse 2]
I moved away and made my life
Seven kids and a wife
Grandbabies showing up knowing how to fill our cup
The focus starts to change
As things get real rearranged
There is one thing for sure
[Chorus]
I have no regrets
I can never forget
The people in my chapters that I need
Where we're from does not define us
It can only help refine us
Bits and pieces form the man
A small town boy is who I am
[Instrumental]
[Verse 3]
Now that mom and dad are gone
We sing a different song
Don't mean that coming back is few and far between
This crazy ball keeps spinning and we find a way to win it
There is one thing for sure
[Chorus]
I have no regrets
I can never forget
The people in these chapters that I need
Where we're from does not define us
It can only help refine us
Bits and pieces form the man
A small town boy is who I am
[Instrumental]
[Outro]
23 miles from the inner state
Kids growing up in the sunflower state
Had everything we need from our dirt bikes to the field of dreams
This crazy ball keeps turning and that time keeps burning
There is only one thing for sure
Where we're from does not define us
It can only help refine us
Bits and pieces form the man
A small town boy is who I am