My Little Town
Life's Contrasts: Nostalgia & Reality in a Small Town
Lyrics
In my little town
In the town of my upbringing
I grew up believing
I was raised with the belief
God keeps his eye on us all
That God watches over everyone
And he used to lean upon me
And He used to rely on me
As I pledged allegiance to the wall
While I pledged allegiance to the wall (possibly referring to patriotic duty)
Lord I recall my little town
I remember my small hometown
Coming home after school
Returning home after school
Riding my bike past the gates of the factories
Riding my bike past industrial gates
My mom doing the laundry
My mom doing laundry
Hanging out shirts in the dirty breeze
Hanging shirts in the dirty breeze
And after it rains there's a rainbow
After rain, witnessing a rainbow
And all of the colors are black
Colors appear black, possibly symbolizing hardship
It's not that the colors aren't there
Colors exist, but lack imagination
It's just imagination they lack
Everything remains unchanged in my hometown
Everything's the same back in my little town
In my little town I never meant nothing
In my small town, I meant nothing
I was just my father's son
I was merely my father's son
Saving my money
Saving money and dreaming of glory
Dreamin of glory
Anticipating success like a loaded gun
Twitching like a finger on a trigger of a gun
Nothing but the dead and dying back in my little town
Only the dead and dying remain in my small town
Nothing but the dead and dying back in my little town
Only the dead and dying persist in my small town
Nothing but the dead and dying back in my little town
Only the dead and dying endure in my small town
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