Back when your life was still an open page
People figured it was just a stage
But you kept going 'cause you didn't wanna play the fool
After a while they started catching on
You are this town's only adopted son
You walk around and they all cheer and point and stare at you

Small town news
Small town news
Small town news
Ah, you know you've got so much to lose when you're small town news

You never tired of your newfound fame
And soon you figured every town's the same
So you left hoping that the world will see your point of view
You played your stuff around the big town strip
And wrote some songs between the acid trip
And you found out what it was really like to play the blues

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Back to the arms of the adoring fan
The city's huge and this is out of hand
When no one stops him on the street it makes him so confused
You can't walk in and out of small town hearts
When you come back they'll tear your life apart
'Cause in a town like this they've really nothing else to do

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