Lyrics

Town In The City by John Caldwell, Joel Slaton
and Winslow Thomas

1. It's the night 'fore October and I'm out in the burbs
Quaint little houses sit beyond granite curbs
I love Decatur this time of the year
It's an oasis from the clutter and glare
When I'm out workin' I can deal with city life
But it's another thing when I come home at night

Chorus
It's a town in the city with a park and a square and
All the people just love it here
In the evenings they're out walkin' and riding their bikes
It's a town in the heart of the city
It's where we live our lives
We live our lives

2. Here in Decatur we've got an uptown too
Starbuck's Coffee and a cafe or two
But it's the neighborhood that work for me
When they built all these houses they left all the trees
They make it hard if you wanna cut 'em down
It says alot for the way they run this town

Chorus (repeat)

Bridge
Now there's no more school on Saturday
It'll never be that way
All the people live together today
In the heart of the city

3. Let me tell you 'bout the people that are living here
In Decatur there's everyone from the hip to the square
Carpenters and teachers and computor geeks
There's Muslims and Jews and Jesus freaks
Left wings and right wings, some just won't fly
Living here together under one big blue sky

Chorus (repeat and vamp)