So everything begins and ends And then it begins and ends again Black hole minds, memory minefields And nobody's even listening Dear city, I gave you a year But home ain't supposed to feel so weird Dinosaur hill, dead presidents Two out of fifteen's pretty clear
All these roads I used to know Now I'm lost wherever I go But every Thursday the locals meet At the corner of Kansas City and 7th Street
Looking forward and hesitating Hoping falling wishing waiting Oasis Lounge, garden of reptiles The world just goes on rotating Wilson Park lost all its luster Faults and failures of General Custer New central square, Mountain Meadow Road All the strength that I can muster
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It's old folks and young parents It's a good place to be born or die But I never knew its true merits I'll never go back I promise you that So take back your damn string And your carrot
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I used to know this place over Like my hand turned over It overturned my world I met my girl and left sober The nights left Where liquor dreamt for me The symphony Of nights left at the bar Sinfully And my hands full enough with Having fun No time for school left I was a fool on the run Hemorrhaging the money Please somebody call the nun Before I dip anymore into Receding state funds And all the fun that I had Was a blast while it lasted But now when I go back I can't get plastered Something so lost about this town I left I cannot even speak on it Because my palate left cleft