Song Description
A guy takes a good, hard, long look around his hometown - what it has become and the effect that it seems to have upon the people who remain there. He vows to get out of there fast and never look back.
| Song Length |
3:25 |
Genre |
Country - Alternative, Folk - Country |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Restless, Poignant |
Subject |
Town, Village, Change |
| Similar Artists |
Bruce Springsteen, John Cougar Mellencamp |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
This old town looks so down on its luck these days
Not like it did back in 1999
The girls look great when they're twenty
They look like they've died when they're thirty
Ain't it funny what four kids can do sometimes?
This old town looks so down on it's luck these days
It's just like someone beat it black and blue
The guys have got death in their eyes
Only one day from a suicide
Ain't it a shame what no one hiring you can do?
Chorus:
I've tried long enough
To stay hungry and tough
I've tried hard to just stay alive
Gonna get into my car
And head into the sunset
And drive and drive and drive
This old town looks so down on its luck these days
The kids all kicking meth-amphetamine
They spend all their Friday nights
Figuring out next Friday night
Ain't it strange what all this nothing does to dreams?
Chorus:
I've tried long enough
To stay hungry and tough
I've tried hard to just stay alive
Gonna get into my car
And head into the sunset
And drive and drive and drive