Song Description

THIS OLD TOWN is an angry look at the outsourcing of American jobs and the sale of the American way of life.

Lyrics

THIS OLD TOWN WORDS AND MUSIC BY SAL BELLOISE
ONE DAY SOON I'M GONNA LEAVE THIS TOWN
I'M GONNA TEAR IT UP
I'M GONNA BURN IT DOWN
I'M GONNA ROCK THIS TOWN
'TILL THE WALLS COME DOWN
PEOPLE HERE LEADING DOUBLE LIVES
GOT LITTLE MINDS
TELL GREAT BIG LIES
JUST TO HOLD YOU DOWN
THIS OLD TOWN
SO GET MY KEYS I'M GONNA START MY CAR
I'M GONNA HEAD OUT ON THE HIGHWAY
PUSH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR
AND I'LL FLY
FROM THIS OLD TOWN
THIS OLD TOWN WAS HOME TO ME
AND MY FATHER RAISED OUR FAMILY
FROM THE MONEY HE MADE
WORKING AT THE FACTORY
BUT THEY TOOK HIS JOB
SHIPPED IT OVERSEA'S
AND THEY LOCKED THE DOOR ON THAT FACTORY
AND THEY TORE IT DOWN
THIS DAMN TOWN
SO GET MY KEYS I'M GONNA START MY CAR
I'M GONNA HEAD OUT ON THE HIGHWAY
PUSH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND I'M GONE
FROM THIS OLD TOWN
WALK THE STREETS OF THIS OLD TOWN
ONE MORE TIME TO LOOK AROUND BEFORE I GO
NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW
BUT I REMEMBER THE GLORY DAYS
THE FOOTBALL GAMES
THE HOT CARS RACING UP AND DOW
MAN WHAT A SOUND
SO GET MY KEYS I'M GONNA START MY CAR
I'M GONNA HEAD OUT ON THE HIGHWAY
PUSH THE PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR
AND I'LL FLY
FROM THIS OLD TOWN
I GOT A JOB BUILDING CARS
FRANKY CAME BACK FROM THAT DIRTY WAR
I HAD TO HOLD THE DOOR
CAUSE HE COULDN'T WAK NO MORE
BUT WE HAD EACH OTHER WHEN WE WERE DOWN
'TILL THEY RIPPED THE HEART OUT OF THIS OLD TOWN
WHEN THEY MOVED THE STORE
TO ANOTHER SHORE