Small Town America – Pat Melfi | Nostalgic Americana Song About Home, Hope & Roots (Official Audio)

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Warm. Reflective. Nostalgic. Americana-rich performed by The Broken Lantern Band.

This is the soundtrack to front porches, back roads, and borrowed tools — a love letter to the places that built character and community. “Small Town America” is a heartfelt Americana ballad from Pat Melfi, a rich, poetic tribute to small-town life, front porch values, and the kind of hope that lingers like coffee steam on a quiet morning. Blending folk warmth, country storytelling, and timeless truth, this song is for everyone who knows what it means to grow up slow, honest, and proud.

* Perfect for fans of:
* Country nostalgia
* Acoustic Americana
* Songs about home and roots
* Modern folk ballads

Full lyrics included below
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SMALL TOWN AMERICA
From the Pen of Pat Melfi
March 14th, 1975-2025

A flag waves slow on a leaning pole
Outside the diner where they still pour soul
Coffee strong, and stories long
And everyone’s known your name all along
Tractors hum past the high school sign
Where Friday night lights still shine
Kids dream big ‘til the world gets loud
But they still wear hope like a hand-me-down

CHORUS
This is Small Town America
Where the sky feels close and the roads run far
Where time moves slow like a Sunday hymn
And front porch hearts let the quiet in
It’s a place where the lost sometimes get found
And faith still holds this shaky ground
Yeah, you don’t need much to feel rich enough
In Small Town America

Old men sit by the hardware store
Talkin’ ‘bout wars and gas bein’ four
The postman waves from a rusted Jeep
And the preacher prays while the town still sleeps
Main Street’s cracked, but the roots run deep
And promises made here are ones you keep
Church bells ring like a mother’s grace
And peace comes easy in a slower place

CHORUS
This is Small Town America
Where your word weighs more than what you hold
Where fences mend with borrowed tools
And neighbors still follow old-time rules
It’s not a place that makes the news
But it’s where I learned what I could lose
Love don’t shout, it speaks in trust
In Small Town America

BRIDGE
They say the world is passin’ by but this town still looks you in the eye
And though the cities rise like steel and stone there’s magic here in the overgrown

CHORUS
This is Small Town America
With driveways cracked and hearts worn true
Where dreams may fade, but they don’t die
They just change shape beneath the sky
It’s home to folks who give not take
The kind of quiet no noise can fake
Yeah, I found my soul in the simplest stuff
In Small Town America

COPYRIGHT © 1975, Pat Melfi
Palace Coup Music Publishing (BMI)

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