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Sometimes it feels like this world is spinning faster
Than it did in the old days
So naturally, we have more natural disasters
From the strain of a fast pace
Sunday was a day of rest
Now, it's one more day for progress
And we can't slow down 'cause more is best
It's all an endless process

Chorus
(Well) I miss Mayberry
Sitting on the porch drinking ice-cold cherry Coke
Where everything is black and white
Picking on a six string
Where people pass by and you call them by their first name
Watching the clouds roll by
Bye, bye

Sometimes I can hear this old earth shouting
Through the trees as the wind blows
That's when I climb up here on this mountain
To look through God's window
Now I can't fly
But I got two feet that get me high up here
Above the noise and city streets
My worries disappear

(Chorus)

Bridge
Sometimes I dream I'm driving down an old dirt road
Not even listed on a map
I pass a dad and son carrying a fishing pole
But I always wake up every time I try to turn back

(Chorus)

Bye, bye

(I miss Mayberry,na na na na na na na na)
na na na na na na na na, I miss Mayberry)
song info:
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LanguageEnglish
GenreCountry
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Duration00:04:28
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Copyright ©Peermusic Publishing
WriterArlos Darrel Smith
Lyrics licensed byLyricFind
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Last updatedMarch 6th, 2022
About"Mayberry" is a song written by Arlos Smith and recorded by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released in December 2003 as the fourth and final single from their album Melt. The song reached number-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks and also peaked at number 21 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, making it a crossover hit.

Gary LeVox said of the song, "The banjo really stands out on this track. It tells a lot about life in 2002, how busy you can get being caught up in the rat race. It reminds me of my childhood and it's a really cool tune--one of our favourites."

The song references the easy-going life lived in the fictional town of Mayberry, North Carolina from The Andy Griffith Show. It depicts the way life used to be, before the world started changing and becoming so fast paced. These words describe a place where "Sunday was a day of rest," you had time to sit on the porch and enjoy a nice cola and everyone in town knew one another. The part where they mention a child fishing with his father is a nod to the, "The Andy Griffith Show's" introduction which pictures characters Andy and his son Opie fishing.

"Mayberry" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of January 3, 2004.

Album Details

Rascal Flatts - Melt [2002]
Melt / track 4
Rascal Flatts
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Rascal Flatts - Live [2003]
Live / track 5
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Rascal Flatts - Greatest Hits Volume 1 [2008]

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