Lyrics

In A Small Town
[©William Livesay/Louie Lawent]

Well I’m standing at the station I can hear that train whistle call my name
I’ve got a ticket in my pocket to the city where dreams are made
It may be a star I'm chasin' but I feel like I'm wasting
In a small town that's seen better days
Where life is simple and there are no mountains left to climb
A town so small I would miss it if I closed my eyes
I’ll climb aboard that rail take my seat and then exhale
As I travel out across the great divide

In a small town where everyone knows everyone
In a small town where everything's the same
Strangers are looked upon like aliens and life is so mundane
I believe there's more for me than to spend it hopelessly
In a small town

I've got a honey with her feet planted firmly on the streets of this small town
She’s got everything she needs and doesn't want to leave this small town
But I could not persuade her, it seems my dreams evade her
She says she's happy but I have my doubts

In a small town where everyone knows everyone
In a small town where everything's the same
Strangers are looked upon like aliens and life is so mundane
I believe there's more for me than to spend it hopelessly
In a small town

In a small town where everybody talks
about who's lovin' who and who's got what
Just another boring headline is all it's gonna be
Well I've seen enough to know it's not for me

So I grab my bag as a man says “all aboard”
There's a little hesitation as I’m stepping through the door
My emotions start to well like a fighter at the bell
As I’m standing toe to toe against myself

In a small town where I know everyone
In a small town where friends call out my name
I'll remember spending time with family and all the ones I love
And I'll recall the silly things I did when I was young
In a small town