This town is a lonely town Not the only town like-a this town This town is a make-you town Or a break-you-town and bring-you-down town
This town is a quiet town Or a riot town like this town This town is a love-you town And a shove-you-down and push-you-’round town
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This town is an all-right town For an uptight town like-a this town This town, it’s a use-you town An abuse-you town until-you’re-down town
This town is a losin’ town It’s a miserable town It’s a nowhere town And I am leavin’ this town You better believe that I’m leavin’ this town Man, it could never be uptown It’s bound to be downtown