Alan Jackson - Little Man Lyrics






I remember walk'in round the court square sidewalk
Lookin' in windows at things I couldn't want
There's johnson's hardware and morgans jewelry
And the ol' Lee king's apothecary
They ware the little man
The little man

I go back now and the stores are empty
Except for an old coke sign dated 1950
Boarded up like they never existed
Or renovated and called historic districts
There goes the little man
There goes the little man

Now the court square's just a set of streets
That the people go round but they seldom think
Bout the little man that built this town
Before the big money shut em down
And killed the little man
Oh the little man

He pumped your gas and he cleaned your glass
And one cold rainy night he fixed your flat
The new stores came where you do it yourself
You buy a lotto ticket and food off the shelf
Forget the little man
Forget about that little man

He hung on there for a few more years
But he couldn't sell slurpees
And he wouldn't sell beer
Now the bank rents the station
To a man down the road
And they sell velvet Elvis and
Second-hand clothes
There goes little man
There goes another little man

Now the court square's just a set of streets
That the people go round but they seldom think
Bout the little man that built this town
Before the big money shut em down
And killed the little man
Oh the little man

Now the stores are lined up in a concrete strip
You can buy the whole world in just one trip
And save a penny cause it's jumbo size
They don't even realize
They'er killin' the little man
Oh the little man

Now the court square's just a set of streets
That the people go round but they seldom think
Bout the little man that built this town
Before the big money shut em down
And killed the little man
Oh the little man

It wasn't long ago when I was a child
An old black man came with his mule and his plow
He broke the ground where we grew our garden
Back before we'd all forgoten
about the little man
The little man
Long live the little man
God bless the little man





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  1. R.... B....

    Alan Is coming to Cincinnati! One of my favorites I never had blessing to see!

  2. a.... l....

    nice and true song ...iam from germany ..there it is the same
    i like the music of Alan Jackson ...what kind of nice songs and how he explains the songs
    nice and true lyrics ..muy bueno sus canciones ..saludos de America Latina
    ich höre seine lieder fast jeden tag ...was für schöne texte
    ich bin nun auch ein Countryboy mit 4 wheeldrive
    saludos de Colombia

  3. J.... A....

    God bless you Alan. Lord knows I've been so blessed by your music. Thank you so much. You are the only one that makes this man cry with your wisdom and tasteful truth.

  4. C.... F....

    Parabéns muito bom mesmo

  5. P.... G....

    Why does Alan in this song hate on Walmart shoppers? "Save a penny 'cause it's jumbo size" is a direct attack on Walmart and their shoppers. It's also bs because no one buys jumbo size to save just a penny.

  6. O.... ....

    maybe ur litte man is way better than our planet is pls wake the f up

  7. O.... ....

    u need to to talk to pple.They need to hear a fair game.I am from Europe I have zero interest in what ur standing up for.But this ignorance about envirement needs to stop.And pple like u need to step up

  8. D.... C....

    My favorite song of his still reminds me of seeing the five and dime store as a kid.

  9. C.... D....

    Love is song about the the little man, very interesting to listen too.🤓👌👍👍🏾🎵💖

  10. s.... q....

    It is sad - I live in a town 225 population and the nearest small town business' can't seem to stay open. Empty buildings all around.

  11. N.... B....

    Remember the little man when you walk into the little mans store and say " at Walmart it's cheaper". Spend a few dollars/Penny's more and keep the little man in business 😉. I'm a little man. Jo Jo's Huntin & Fishin. Look us up in King William VA.

  12. s.... ....

    Is this a song about pygmies?

  13. T.... J....

    I can see where he's coming from.

  14. d.... b....

    👌💯

  15. J.... H....

    I work in a "Little man" kinda shop, family owned since 1923.

  16. C.... B....

    Lagu ini teringat kembali masa dulu

  17. A.... F....

    I'm an ironworker and I have been to a place in Alabama that I drove for an hour and a half and come on this town that I have never eaten food or been met with people that didn't care but how you treated them I hope to god these big chains never finds them I wont even say where

  18. l.... l....

    💖💖💖💖

  19. J.... Z....

    HE'S RIGHT IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE SMALL TOWN AND THE LITTLE MAN,,, AND STOP SIGNS TO STOP LIGHTS !!! I HAVE TO WITNESSED THOSE HAPPENINGS IN MY SMALL TOWN

  20. J.... S....

    true words mate i come from lismore nsw Australia our town is slowly shutting down so many shops shutting down god help us Alan

  21. M.... O....

    Y'a t-il des français ?

  22. F.... Q....

    USA is a great country to live, god bless you, best regards from Brazil !

  23. F.... M....

    Wells Texas.

  24. J.... C....

    Alan ur still great songwriter u tell it like it supposed in the world is true

  25. L.... C....

    Probably one of my favorite by AJ

  26. C.... B....

    ♥️♥️♥️👣🕊🌎🥰

  27. J.... S....

    996 dislikes are Walmart and Amazon shoppers!

  28. a.... ....

    https://www.youtube.com/user/alanverjef/videos?view_as=subscriber

  29. C.... P....

    Where I live, in Ontario, Canada, same thing is happening. Many small towns near big cities are becoming regular cities- fields are being paved over for acres of subdivision and big box stores. I’m lucky cause where I live (about 2 hours from Toronto) almost every little town has a family run general store, hardware store, pharmacy, bakery and grocery store small enough to feel like family when you walk in.

  30. C.... G....

    ❤️🙈

  31. K.... A....

    How true!

  32. S.... T....

    He still rocks true cowboy a legend like George Harvey straight.

  33. J.... B....

    I live 2 miles near where the music video is made (Piercy store). You inspired me. You inspired me so much, Alan Jackson.

  34. j.... V....

    Don’t understand how over 900 people disliked this song..

  35. T.... H....

    I live in a tiny town in Arkansas but it’s home.

  36. D.... H....

    2019 Little Man

  37. A.... W....

    Ive been in this little town multiple times used to go every weekend pavo and morvin! Valdosta ga thomasville ga

  38. C.... ....

    Happy 61st birthday 🎂 to you 🎶
    Mr Alan Jackson 🤠 2019
    https://youtu.be/_lr1LSQTA0o

  39. k.... m....

    Josh Turner’s Long Black Train song

  40. k.... m....

    I’ve been to 47 states and enjoyed personal connections with small towns. They’re all unique. Alan Jackson seems to lack energy and avoids communication with the persons in these videos.

  41. k.... m....

    Back in the 1800s and up until 1930s there was child labor. Children age five worked full time six days a week in textile factories

  42. k.... m....

    Alan Jackson is a little boring actually but the lyrics and videos have significant messages. Caution Not all of Alan Jackson’s relatives are blond

  43. C.... R....

    🤠😍🤗🎂💜Happy Birthday Alan 💜💖💚🇧🇷 WE LOVE YOU FOREVER 🤠😍🤗🎂🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

  44. C.... R....

    🤠😌🤗 BRAZIL LOVES ALAN JACKSON FOREVER 💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💜💚🇧🇷

  45. r.... d....

    That is what is wrong with America. Thosr mom and pop little man shops are the ones that really knew customer service.

  46. S.... ....

    Such a sad song but beautiful

  47. J.... E....

    Little Man? I say BS. These are the men that built our country! Get out your Cadillac and offer to split wood, if you could. These are the biggest men and women that are the backbone of the USA. I feel sorry for you, your the lost one. We, the factory workers, the tax payers, the hunters, the mechanics.... The machinists, lumberjacks, the retail guys and gals, the waitresses and clerks. WE make the USA run . After this song, you best know how to throw a hatchet, sharpen a chain saw chain and adjust it, work in a factory all day just so can afford parts for your wifes car or use a splitting maul.

  48. V.... R....

    the ittle penis man always destroying the world !!! lol

  49. J.... J....

    👍👍👍👍 I love it so great 👍👍👍👍

  50. C.... ....

    I can relate to what Alan is singing about

  51. C.... C....

    The best of America.....Gone with the Wind.

  52. F.... W....

    Very Good.

  53. W.... H....

    These small towns is where the real family heart is. The big towns is where you go to have families destroyed.

  54. H.... A....

    Hermosas canciones q se puede escuchar una y otra vez, mi canción preferida,Remenber When.

  55. J.... A....

    It amazes me that some people on here think trump, a rich new yorker has their interest at .heart. He is a liar and a phony. How could they think that?????

  56. B.... M....

    Super Jackson

  57. s.... s....

    ty alan for stopping here in jennings, fl where the ole kings was so sad. i seen pictures of jasper fl also ty alan

  58. �.... �....

    Blessed are the poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
    Woe to you, rich, for you have already received your comfort.
    Blessed are those who hunger now, for they will be filled.
    Woe to you, now satiated, for you will be hungry.
    Blessed are those who cry now, for you shall laugh.
    Woe to you, laughing now, for you will cry and sob.

  59. �.... �....

    Go alan and moozk sing roko that people at American or woman when sudia arabin lesng to me salim

  60. s.... L....

    Allen Jackson,
    Rod lord what

  61. s.... ....

    They should play this at a walmart shareholders meeting

  62. t.... ....

    The 'little man' built this nation!

  63. C.... M....

    Walmart...has to go in Mid America.  He nailed it here!

  64. N.... M....

    The little man is the big man.

  65. T.... J....

    "F" Walmart...……..!

  66. D.... K....

    I grew up on the Mississippi gulf coast and saw a multitude of changes in those 12 years. When I was 16, my Dad moved us up to central Miss. where he grew up.
    In that small town, weekends were hopping. Sometimes on Saturdays, you had to make 2 or 3 "loops" to find a parking place to go in the department store to get Mom a spool of thread. Now there's only 4 stores open in all of downtown.

  67. a.... l....

    Lindooo

    a.... l....

    Vera de Goiás Brasil Alan lindo o sou sua fán

  68. S.... 7....

    Quelle chance d'avoir Alan Jackson ! C'est du bon pain. Bises et hommage de France

  69. N.... ....

    Im from Singapore and i absolutely love country music. I wish i lived in the American countryside in the 1800s/1900s

  70. C.... R....

    God bless Country Music 🙏🏼

  71. C.... R....

    🤠👏🏽👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

  72. R.... A....

    Alan Jackson is a real man. God bless you my man

  73. F.... W....

    Great Song.

  74. C.... f....

    👏👏🤘🤘

  75. k.... N....

    Thank gov. Corruption and dems outsourcing Middle Class America for a Globalist Elitest Agenda for 60 plus years. Wake America. 🇺🇸

    Vote 🇺🇸

  76. K.... G....

    *Amazon joins the chat

  77. S.... C....

    961 dislikes. Lol must be Walmart Managers.

  78. U.... T....

    🙏👍👏🎵🎶🎸🤠

  79. l.... h....

    Best song ever written

  80. G.... L....

    Just had a Walmart open up in my hometown of Tehachapi CA today. 8/7/19, death of another little man....

  81. M.... C....

    My daddy looks just like Alan just with brown hair.. they could be twins they look so much alike! 😆

  82. s.... s....

    the one of the little towns he talks about is Jennings, fl and ol kings grocery i live here lol. its great to live in these here woods yall

  83. D.... M....

    I'm seeing him in concert on August 24th!!!

  84. C.... A....

    What a song

  85. C.... R....

    Love you forever 🅰️lan Jackson 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜❤️💖💚

  86. T.... ....

    Kansas is Beautiful

  87. R.... A....

    THANKS A LOT HOME DEPOT & LOWES......

  88. T.... J....

    I remember when my pop use to hire a man to plow in the spring to do our garden. !n 1962. Before we had air condoners!

  89. G.... M....

    I love this song

  90. C.... ....

    Who's still listening in 2019!

    C.... ....

    I, today, tomorrow and all the time 💚🍀🍀🍀💚

    C.... ....

    Me to. Even I'm from Russia I like this guy and this music.

    C.... ....

    All the time

    C.... ....

    👍🏼😌

    C.... ....

    @All True I love this so, and it is so true of how America evolved! Little towns were where eveyone went until new big stores, like Walmart and Target and others came around! Towns dried up! Sad!

  91. C.... J....

    Uk Fan, Allan you have captured the mood, same happening in UK. From an Olde Uk fan.....

  92. f.... ....

    Jesus... is this really what's happening to rural towns in the states? Holy shit that is sad. Those towns were the best thing about the states.

  93. P.... ....

    A Great song the only thing I would change is that people do not care that there killing the little man at least not a enough do

  94. 2.... ....

    Lived in Newnan all my life. My uncle worked at Johnson Hardware for years and we would go in the old Lee King Drug store for a milkshake. Morgan’s Jewelry still here. Newnan is a beautiful town. I’m afraid way too many people moving in from all over may ruin it. A lot of history here.

  95. C.... R....

    Alan Jackson is Country Music 👏🏼👏🏻👏🏾👏🏻👏🏻👏🏽👏🏿👏🏼👏🏾👏🏽👏👏🏻👏🏻👏🏽👏🏿👏🏼👏🏾👏🏽👏👏🏾👏🏿👏🏿👏🏾👏🏼👏🏼👏🏻👏🏽👏🏼👏🏻👏🏽👏🏼👏🏻👏🏽👏🏼👏🏻👏🏽👏🏼

  96. B.... W....

    The big times in a dude had taken "the ice bath" + I'm hinting the punch line to the old saying the 'plug' in our streets"
    Watch out devil!

  97. C.... R....

    I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU ALAN JACKSON 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💜💜💚💚💚🇧🇷🇧🇷

  98. S.... H....

    This is a true song and the best song