She still looks a lot like she
Though she's added some new faces,
there's still those who chose to stay
And I still get that same old feeling
where some old stores used to be
But groceries still mean Billy Jones,
and you didn't need a credit card
Everyone charged gas for you and me
And the pool hall cost us water,
but some days we played for free
There's a half a million memories
in my old hometown, you see
And others who have left us,
but I feel them here today
God, we only had one sheriff
There's so many in my old hometown,
Now there's some new stores
where some old stores used to be
But gro ceries still mean Billy Jones,
and you didn't need a credit card
Everyone charged gas for you and me
And the pool hall cost a quarter,
but some days we played for three
There's a half a million memories
in my old hometown, you see
Drinking beer in my old Chevy
Parked beneath the town hall light
And we'd talk of girls and baseball
And the dance on Friday night
And it's funny how we quarreled
Now there's some new stores
where some old stores used to be
But gro ceries still mean Billy Jones
and you didn't need a credit card
And the pool hall cost a quarter
but some days were played for free
There's a half a million memories,
yes a half a million memories
In my old hometown, Mississippi
