Would you believe this blacktop highway used to be a one-lane gravel road
Back when Johnny Cash was just somebody Daddy went to school with years ago
When the cottonwoods reached to the sky & honeysuckle vines reached all around
My eyes well up with memories every time I think about this little town, 'cause
I know there's bigger cities, full of all the sights and sounds
Where people live in fear and lock their doors long before the sun goes down
The drive-in picture show's been closed for years, no superstores or mini-malls
Ah but everyday I thank the Lord He made Dyess Arkansas
I used to laugh at all the stories Daddy'd tell me about all the mischief he'd get in
Yes I know there's bigger cities, but there ain't no better town
Folks here don't live in fear and lock their doors long before the sun goes down
The population sign ain't changed in years I guessed it's destined to be small
Ah but everyday I thank the Lord He made Dyess Arkansas
Yeah everyday I thank the Lord He made Dyess Arkansas