(Verse)
Headed into the hills again
Thursday, north Georgia bound
I'm bout 43 miles to my destination
A lil gold-rush college town
In the Blue Ridge Mountains, on the horizon
Here I come, smoking like a freight train
Passing time racin' the sun
When I pass that city limit sign
I'm feeling fine, oh Dahlonega
Seems everybody knows my name
Man, it really blows my mind
Cause I've neva been one of those popular guys
Was always the quiet kind
And neva a local football star celebrity
None of the cool girls eva seem to notice me
Oh, but now I hear 'em sing along
I feel at home in Dahlonega

(Chorus)
Dahlonega
I feel like I've struck gold, I've struck gold around here
Bury my heart and call it home

(Verse 2)
Midnight is closing time
Last call for alcohol
And I watch everybody stumble away
I hear Highway Sixty call
It's back to the real world
9 to 5, paying the bills
Back to the routines
Filling my flask and popping pills
When I cross that Lumpkin county line
I'll be crying, I'll be cryin', I'll be crying

(Chorus)
Dahlonega, Dahlonega, oh