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