Praise the neon lights The store's not closed up yet Now everything's alright so get your cigarettes Leave me with the house Leave me with the kids
Well I've come to know the look on your face When you're lying about where you've been Or how much you spent I know when you will raise your fingers
All the geeks from high school go on to become rock stars All the others reach their peak and then don't know who they are You can always find them at
Everybody loves my sweetheart Everybody loves my man All the other girls wish they had his heart All the other girls do everything they can Everybody
They're building up big houses Back behind the school Where we used to drink our beer on Friday nights And pretend that we were lovers in your car We
It's Monday afternoon and I'm drinking again And I know I promised you that the Lord would be my friend But the Lord and I don't get along so very good
In the depths of the deep blue sea There's a blue as blue as me Where a quiet symphony plays for the lonely I could just let it all go Sink down to
I'm on my way to the new storefront just on the east side ten bucks to renew whatever hope you lose first and then i'm alright and everyone there defends
Once you're up on the ledge there's only one way down So I'll keep you up there where you're safe and sound My knuckles are white Your ankles are red
It's late enough all you kids should be home The policeman says as he takes your beer for his own You remember wondering what his wife Thought about
Laundry hangs by a wire in our yard but I've no desire to go and pick it off one shoulder at time But I must, how it calls me Broomed out the rugs in
Once you saw the sun following me you knew I'd never be the one to fulfill your prophecy How dare I love you, what gives me the right Baby give me one
No strangers in this town No one moves without making a sound You live and die within the borders and lines No one dies without paying their fines No
