THIS TOWN (c) 2017

THIS TOWN (c) 2017

V1

THERE USED TO BE A DINER ON THE CORNER
OF CENTRAL AND MAIN
WE USED TO HEAR THE WHISTLE OF THAT
OUTBOUND SANTA FE TRAIN
WE USED TO PASS THE BARBER SHOP WITH THAT
BARBER POLE
ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL
WE USED SWIM DOWN BY THE RIVER
IN A DEEP OLE' CRAYFISH POOL.

CHORUS:

THIS TOWN
HAS GROWN AS THE YEARS PASSED BY
THIS TOWN
WAS THE PLACE WHERE I LEARNED TO
SPREAD MY WINGS AND
FLY.
THIS TOWN
WAS WHERE I FIRST MET YOU.
THIS TOWN
IS WHERE MY HEART WILL FOREVER
BE TRUE.
IN
THIS TOWN

V2

TIME HAS PASSED
SO MANY HAVE MOVED AWAY
THE FARMS REPLACED BY BUILDINGS
FACTORIES REPLACED THE BAILS OF HAY.
HORSES NO LONGER LINE THE ROADS,
ONLY SUBURBAN HOUSES WHERE
CHILDREN PLAY.
SUVS WHIZZING BY WITH DRIVERS
ON CELL -PHONES.

ONE THING HAS BECOME CLEARER
DAY BY DAY AY AY
THAT TIMES USED TO BE SO MUCH SIMPLER
THAN THEY ARE TODAY
IN THIS TOWN.

CHORUS:


THIS TOWN
HAS GROWN AS THE YEARS PASSED BY
THIS TOWN
WAS THE PLACE WHERE I LEARNED TO
SPREAD MY WINGS AND
FLY.
THIS TOWN
WAS WHERE I FIRST MET YOU.
THIS TOWN
IS WHERE MY HEART WILL FOREVER
BE TRUE.
IN
THIS TOWN

V3

THE OLD STOREFRONTS HAVE BEEN REMODLED
SOME HAVE VANISHED
BEEN TORN DOWN
THE PEOPLE WE USED TO SEE WALKING THOSE COUNTRY
LANES
HARDLY EVER COME AROUND
WHILE THEY'VE MOVED ON TO DISTANT PLACES
TO EXPLORE NEW WORLDS
MEET BRAND NEW FACES
WE STAYED HERE IN OUR HOMETOWN
AND I SHARED MY LOVE WITH YOU.
YES NO MATTER WHAT OUR FRIENDS
SAY I KNOW
WE WILL NEVER MOVE
FROM
THIS TOWN

BRIDGE:

NOW OUR SMALL FARM TOWN
HAS BECOME A CITY.
IT EVEN CHANGED ITS NAME
THE ONLY TIME THE PEOPLE MEET
IS AT THE BIG HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME
WE'VE GROWN UP IN THIS SAME PLACE
AND WE'VE WATCHED IT ALL SLOWLY CHANGE
YES
WE STAYED HERE IN OUR HOMETOWN
AND I SHARED MY LOVE WITH YOU
YEAH NO MATTER WHAT OUR FRIENDS SAY
I KNOW WE'LL NEVER MOVE
FROM


CHORUS:

THIS TOWN
HAS GROWN AS THE YEARS PASSED BY
THIS TOWN
WAS THE PLACE WHERE I LEARNED TO
SPREAD MY WINGS AND
FLY.
THIS TOWN
WAS WHERE I FIRST MET YOU.
THIS TOWN
IS WHERE MY HEART WILL FOREVER
BE TRUE.
IN
THIS TOWN

YES
WE STAYED HERE IN OUR HOMETOWN
AND I SHARED MY LOVE WITH YOU
YEAH NO MATTER WHAT OUR FRIENDS SAY
I KNOW WE'LL NEVER MOVE
FROM

THIS TOWN

FROM THIS TOWN

FROM THIS TOWN