Small Town - Acoustic Version

by John Mellencamp

From the album: Scarecrow

Track 13 of 13 on Scarecrow (1985).

Duration: 04:11

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Lyrics for Small Town - Acoustic Version

Well, I was born in a small town And I live in a small town Probably die in a small town Oh, those small communities And all my friends are so small town My parents live in the same small town My job is so small town Provides little opportunity Educated in a small town Taught the fear of Jesus in a small town Used to daydream in that small town Another boring romantic, that's me But I've seen it all in a small town Had myself a ball in a small town Married an L.A. doll and brought her to this small town Now she's small town just like me No, I cannot forget from where it is that I come from Cannot forget the people who love me Well, I can be myself here in this small town And people let me be just what I wanna be, yeah, yeah, yeah Got nothing against a big town Still hayseed enough to say, "Look who's in the big town" But my bed is in a small town Oh, and that's good enough for me Well, I was born in a small town And I can breathe in a small town Gonna die in this small town Oh, and that's probably where they'll bury me Well, I was born in a small town And I live in a small town Probably die in a small town Oh, and that's just where I'm gonna be, woah, yeah

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