In a Town Like This

The highway running serpentine through canebrake and maple

Reluctantly relinquishing to hardwood and pine

The towns fly by and disappear a sameness grown tenacious

Enduring faithful year after year

Any boy who's got a past can disappear

And never cast a shadow

In a town like this everybody knows

In a town like this everybody knows

Girl child born in '82, raised inside a fog of wealth

Nurtured by the Ozark Nazarenes

Silent and serene drifting in a dream

The promise of a future

Any boy who's lookin to get lost just might be found

In a town like this everybody knows

In a town like this everybody knows

The woods conceal with screens of green so fine

The mountain now invisible to the naked eye

And in the rhythm of a mountain night

A melody surrenders

And falls down to earth a beautiful surprise

Any boy can come to town look around settle down

In a town like this everybody knows

It's a cryin' shame