Song Description

About small town life and a tragedy fueled by alcohol

Lyrics

Small Town

It was a simple existence
A quiet life
Nobody had a mortgage, nobody had a wife
Just a whole lot of time
To talk about the days to come

It was me and Archie
Bobby and Dave
We'd all been friends since the second grade
Used to talk about girls
And brag about the things we'd done

(Chorus) It was a small town
Nothing going on
We'd climb in the car and we'd ride around
Everything was closed, it was all shut down
Life in a small town


There was a sweet little drive-in
Out on 98
With a killer burger and a cherry shake
Used to head out there
After the football games
We'd hang around
Talk with our friends
The same thing over and over again
I guess it was dull
But everybody knew your name

(Chorus)

Late one night we were riding around
With some whiskey and a case of beer
Archie was driving and he turned around
For just one moment he forgot to steer
We left the road, Heard a terrible sound
We all looked up and to see a man go down
Time just stopped - until the cops arrived

We stood around looking
Shaking inside
We couldn't believe that a man had died
The lights were flashing
And everything was slow and bright
The trial was quick
Didn't last that long
The gavel came down and Archie was gone
Ten long years
To think about that one night

(Chorus)