This Town's Not Big Enough
Leaving Love Behind: Escaping a Small Town's Ghosts
Lyrics
Today's the day I leave forever
Today marks the day of my permanent departure
This town where we once loved together
Referring to a town where romantic love was once shared
Now that love is gone I guess I'm free
Since love has ended, the narrator feels liberated
I'll leave behind both you and sorrow
Leaving behind both the person and the associated sorrow
And take just what I'll have tomorrow
Taking only what is necessary for the future
When there's miles and miles and miles
Anticipating a vast distance between the narrator and the town
Between this town and me
Emphasizing the geographical and emotional distance
This town's not big enough for both of us to be
Expressing that the town is too small for both the narrator and the ex-lover
I can't go anywhere without your memory
Highlighting the inescapable memories associated with the ex-lover
In every window pane your face is all I see
Everywhere the narrator looks, the ex-lover's face is a constant reminder
This town's not big enough to hold both you and me
Reiterating that the town is too small for both to coexist
I'll drop the dreams I've held so tightly
Letting go of tightly held dreams in the pursuit of a new life
Shed my tears and travel lightly
Choosing to travel unburdened after shedding tears
Anything to ease my heavy load
Willing to do anything to alleviate the heavy emotional burden
I'll find a town in far-off places
Planning to find a new town in distant locations
Where the windows have no faces
Describing a place where anonymity is preserved (windows have no faces)
Many miles from anywhere along this lonely road
Seeking refuge far away from the narrator's current lonely path
This town's not big enough [unverified]
(Unverified line, not considered for interpretation)
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