Our Town

(Capo 2)

 

And you know the sun's settin' fast,

Up the street beside that red neon light,

It's here I had my babies and I had my first kiss.

I buried my Mama and I buried my Pa.

Now I sit on the porch and watch the lightning-bugs fly.

 

And just like they say, nothing good ever lasts.

That's where I met my baby on one hot summer night.

I’ve walked down Main Street in the cold morning mist

They sleep up the street beside that pretty brick wall.

But I can't see too good, I’ve got tears in my eyes.

 

Well, go on now and kiss it goodbye,

He was the tender and I ordered a beer,

Over there is where I bought my first car.

I bring them flowers a-bout every day,

I'm leaving tomorrow but I don't want to go.

 

But hold on to your lover, 'Cause your heart's bound to die. (Chorus)

It's been forty years and I'm still sitting here.

It turned over once but then it never went far.

But I just gotta cry when I think what they'd say.

I love you, my town, you’ll always live in my soul.

 

But you know the sun's settin' fast,

And I can see the sun's settin' fast,

If they could see how the sun's settin' fast,

But I can see the sun's settin' fast,

 

And just like they say, nothing good ever lasts.

And just like they say, nothing good ever lasts.

And just like they say, nothing good ever lasts.

And just like they say, nothing good ever lasts.

 

Well, go on now and kiss it goodbye,

Well, go on now and kiss it goodbye,

Well, go on now and kiss it goodbye,

Well, go on now I gotta kiss you goodbye,

 

But hold on to your lover, 'Cause your heart's bound to die. (Chorus)

But hold on to your lover, 'Cause your heart's bound to die. (Chorus)

But hold on to your lover, 'Cause your heart's bound to die. (Chorus)

But hold on to your lover, 'Cause your heart's bound to die.

 

Go on now and say goodbye to my town, to my town.

 

I can see the sun has gone down on my town, on my town, (Chorus)

 

 

Chorus:

Go on now and say goodbye to our town, to our town.

 

Can't you see the sun's setting' down on our town, on our town,

 

Goodnight.