Small town
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1. Well, I was born in a small town,
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and I live in a small town,
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prob’ly die in a small town,
oh, those small communities.
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All my friends are so small
town,
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my parents live in the same
small town,
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my job is so small town, provides little
opportunity.
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2. Educated in a small town,
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taught the fear of Jesus in a
small town.
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Used to daydream in that small
town,
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another boring romantic,
that’s me.
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But I’ve seen it all in a
small town,
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had myself a ball in a small
town.
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Married an L.A. doll and brought
her to this small town,
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now she’s small town just like me.
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+ No, I cannot forget, where it
is, that I come from,
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I cannot forget the people who
love me.
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Yeah, I can be myself here in
this small town,
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and people let me be just what I want to
be.
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3. Got nothing against a big
town,
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still hayseed enough to say, look,
who’s in the big town.
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But my bed is in a small town,
oh, and that’s good enough for me.
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Well, I was born in a small
town,
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and I can breathe in a small
town,
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gonna die in this small town,
oh, that’s prob’ly where they’ll bury me.
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(orig. = capo 4th) (John Cougar Mellencamp)