Joe Purdy - This Town Lyrics
She was walkin' with lovin' in her eyesMomma didn't know where she wasShe nearly started a riotShe called the police to check it outTook her boyfriend down townHe thought he was a criminalYeah, he though he was a real hard caseOh what a day,Oh what a wasteIn this townWas a Friday night football gameDown at the high school stadiumShe was a cheerleaderWith her quarterback sneaking out behind the bleachers to play'Cause they don't care what people sayIn this townNothing ever changes in this townAnd the story's always the same one in this townAnd I thank you lord for keepin' us safeAnd I thank you mother for making us prayShe is a single mother workin' at a restaurantUnder protective custodyAnd every day a boy reminds her of what they lostBy movin' away from the cityShe says I know that you miss your friends in L.A.But at least your father is so far awayFrom this townFrom this townNothin' ever changes in this townAnd the story's always the same one in this townAnd I thank you lord for keepin' us safeAnd I thank you mother for making us prayFor making us prayThere's an old man on a front porch swingAnd he's always talkin' to nobodyBut if you ever stop to listenYou might learn a thing or twoYeah, I'm talkin' to youYou see, once he was a young manAnd he was holdin' a young girl's handAnd they where walking' down by the lakeAnd about 1948And they had their first kissOh, with the moon shining downAnd they had the true loveOh, it really could be foundIn this townOh, in this townOhYeah, in this townYeah, in this townNothin' ever changes in this townAnd the story's always the same one in this townAnd I thank you lord for keepin' us safeAnd I thank you mother for making usOh, for making us prayFor making us prayIn this townOh, in this townIt's just the way it goes in this townIt's just the way things go in this town
