Lyrics
It's hard to live in the country
Living in the countryside is challenging.
In the present state of things
Given the current situation or conditions.
Your body gets pulled right back
There's a strong force pulling one back.
You get a terrible urge to drink
Feeling a compelling urge to drink.
At three a.m.
Particularly at 3 a.m., suggesting a specific difficult time.
The stick people recede
Imaginary stick people or problems become less significant.
The locals get up your nose
The locals become irritating or bothersome.
And leather soles stick on cobble stones
Walking is difficult with leather soles on cobblestones.
It's hard to live in the country
Reiterating the difficulty of living in the countryside.
It has a delicate ring
Despite challenges, there's a delicate or subtle aspect to it.
Nymphette new romantics come over the hill
Youthful romantic figures emerge, possibly causing discomfort.
It gets a bit depressing
Overall, the situation becomes depressing.
Paper local
Local news or gossip.
Drunken scandal
Instances of drunken scandals.
Publish your address as well
Address details are publicized, possibly leading to intrusion.
Locals surround where you dwell
Locals gather around your residence.
Old ladies confiscate your gate railings
Elderly individuals take away your gate railings for campaigns.
For government campaigns
Highlighting toughness in one's home country.
Its tough in home country
Councils play a significant role in managing the situation.
Councils hold the ring
David Bowie look-alikes are prevalent in car parks.
D. Bowie look-alikes
Suggesting the need to seize opportunities or resources.
Permeate car parks
Portable toilets near Methodist doors in New Jersey car parks.
Grab the churches while you can
More positive aspects of living in the countryside.
Port-a-loos
Engaging in contemplative thinking is possible.
Yellow cabins by methodist doors
Observing intricate patterns, possibly in nature.
New Jersey car parks permeated by
Hedgehogs avoid your leathered soles.
D. Bowie [sound-alikes]
Falling down drunk on the road is an occasional occurrence.
It's good to live in the country
Reaffirming the positive aspects of countryside living.
You can get down to real thinking
Encouraging self-reflection as a man.
Walk around look at geometric tracery
The valley is lively with the sound of ice-cream vans.
Hedgehogs skirt around your leathered soles
Continued emphasis on the benefits of countryside living.
Fall down drunk on the road
Leather soles sticking on precinct flagstones, possibly a recurring issue.
It's good to live in the country
Small American towns resemble the outskirts of your town.
Look at yourself as a man
The villagers gather around the house, possibly in a threatening manner.
The valley rings with ice-cream vans
Local hostility, possibly related to religious or cultural differences.
It's good to live in the country
Reiterating the difficulty of living in the countryside.
Leather soles stick on precinct flagstones
Leather soles remain problematic on precinct flagstones.
Small up town Americas like your outskirt town
Comparing small uptown Americas to the outskirts of your town.
The villagers
The villagers are encircling the house, possibly with negative intentions.
Are surrounding the house
Locals targeting a particular individual or group.
The locals have come for the Jew
Reaffirming the difficulty of living in the countryside.
It's hard to live in the country
Concluding the song with the challenges of rural life.
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