Story Behind The Song

Thinking about how living in a small town can be wonderful , or miserable ..depending on your perspective.

Lyrics

"Glen Marie"
(by Tim Patterson)
The unincorporated town of Glen Marie has everything for your every need
There's a bank on the corner by the old drug store and a one hour dry cleaners
Who could ask for more
There's a sidewalk down Main Street with a lot of trees and three Baptist churches
Lord that's enough for me
The unincorporated town of Glen Marie has a Greyhound bus station and I know I gotta leave
(CHORUS)
It's a sad situation, the state that I'm in, living in such luxury but tempted by sin
The unincorporated town of Glen Marie has a Greyhound bus station and I know I gotta leave

The unincorporated town of Glen Marie is a real Rockwell painting and I'm sure you'll agree
There's a hometown newspaper, printing up all the news. Keeping up with the gossip
And the latest who's who
There's a pool hall and a shoe store at the end of the street and a truck stop with a restaurant
Where the folks like to eat
The unincorporated town of Glen Marie has a Greyhound bus station and I know I gotta leave
(BRIDGE)
And all the people that you meet when you're walking down the street sadly smile at you
and look away. And as the sun is going down on the sleepy little town, with all their little lives
in disarray
(CHORUS)
It's a sad situation the state that I'm in living in such luxury but tempted by sin
The unincorporated town of Glen Marie is a nice place to visit but a sad place to be.