Under the Shade (Of a Thousand Oaks) [Full Studio]

It’s small town California somewhere Tucked in a valley with ocean air Born and raised, couldn’t wait to leave Didn’t know what that place means to me Blonde pigtails, red cowboy boots Bringing me back to my roots Learned to write about what life brings And things aren’t always what they seem It’s my hometown, it’s my go round At least a million times I know every backroad, every long way home So I can just drive I learned about life, love, and pain I learned Jesus died to save All under the shade of a thousand oaks I built my dreams on solid ground Til’ they grew too big for this town With a song and a leap of faith I stepped out from under the shade It’s my hometown, it’s my go round At least a million times I know every backroad, every long way home So I can just drive I learned about life, love, and pain I learned Jesus died to save All under the shade of a thousand oaks November will never be the same I still see the sidewalk covered with their names The fire moved fast but time just stopped Barely a chance to grieve as lives were lost Carved their names on the heart of this town When we laid twelve angels down Under the shade of a thousand oaks It’s my hometown, it’s my go round At least a million times I know every backroad, every long way home So I can just drive I learned about life, love, and pain I learned Jesus died to save All under the shade of a thousand oaks A thousand oaks A thousand oaks Small town California somewhere Tucked in a valley with ocean air