Round Here

ABOUT THIS SONG

A small town knows your business before you do, and shows up when the floor drops out.

LYRICS

That deputy already knew my daddy, before he ever knew my name
Caught me parked behind the baseball field, with a girl after the game
By breakfast everybody knew the gossip, where we were caught and what we did
I swore this town was closing in on me, so I packed my things and went

News travels fast down a two lane road, before you say a word everybody knows
Who broke whose heart and who stayed out late, who's coming back home and who just can't wait
Your name gets there long before you do, but when life goes wrong, love gets there too
The same hands pointing fingers at you, are the same hands reaching out to pull you through

That's how it goes round here
Ten years living it up in the city, I had everything I'd need
A thousand people passing by me daily, but none of them even wanted to know me
Then mama called one Tuesday, said your daddy hit the floor

I drove until those four wide lanes turned back to two once more
The yard was cut, the feed was bought, pickup trucks lined up outside
The ones I called way too nosy, were already there by his side
I used to call it gossip, I used to call it small

Till the same ones talking about me, were the first ones I called
News travels fast down a two lane road, before you say a word everybody knows
Who broke whose heart and who stayed out late, who's coming back home and who just can't wait
Your name gets there long before you do, but when life goes wrong, love gets there too

The same hands pointing fingers at you, are the same hands reaching out to pull you through
That's how it goes in this town round here
Thanks for watching

CREDITS

Written & Performed by Chad Sanders
Recording, Engineering, Mixing & Mastering by Chad Sanders
Guitars, Keyboards & Programming by Chad Sanders
Instruments: Fender Telecaster • Yamaha Keyboard & additional instruments
Software: Ableton Live • ACID Pro multitrack • Sound Forge Studio

ABOUT "ROUND HERE"

"Round Here" is an original country love song written and recorded by Chad Sanders, an independent country music artist and songwriter from Alabama.

A small town knows your business before you do, and shows up when the floor drops out.

Fans of small-town country and country family song will find something real in this track, the kind of honest storytelling Chad Sanders is known for across his original catalog.

Chad Sanders writes and records from the perspective of someone rooted in North Alabama, North Alabama specifically, in the heart of Marshall County. His music reflects life as it actually is in small-town America, not as it's packaged for radio.

Released in March 2024, "Round Here" is available to stream on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music. Preview it here at ChadSandersOfficial.com before you stream.