I was raised in Pocahontas Illinois
Everybody thought of me as on of the boys
Cause I’d run with the crowd that tough
At 15 I was tendin’ big O’s bar
And I’d sing till 2am for a half-full tip jar
Spent my youth singin truth and payin dues
I’m the biggest thing that ever came from my home town
And I’ll be damned if I’m gonna let 'em down
If it’s the last thing that I do
Before they lay me in the ground
You know I’m gonna make Pocahontas proud
And I knocked on every door on music row
They looked down to me and said,
“Girl go back home you aint got what we need
In this town\"
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They couldn’t whoop the fightin’ side of me
Where I come from we don’t give up easily over night
Took all my life to be found
I’m the biggest thing that ever came from my home town
And I’ll be damned if I’m gonna let 'em down
If it’s the last thing that I do
Before they lay me in the ground
You know I’m gonna make Pocahontas proud
At 27 I had baby Grace
I was born again when I saw her sweet face
And I knew, she was the greatest
Thing I’d ever do
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I was raised in Pocahontas Illinois
Pocahontas proud
You know I’m gonna make Pocahontas proud