In my little town
I grew up believing
God keeps His eye on us all

And He used to lean upon me
As I pledged allegiance to the wall
Lord I recall

My little town

Coming home after school

Flying my bike past the gates
Of the factories
My mom doing the laundry

Hanging our shirts
In the dirty breeze


And after it rains
There's a rainbow
And all of the colors are black

It's not that the colors aren't there
It's just imagin-ation they lack
Everything's the same

Back in my little town

Nothing but the dead and dying

Back in my little town
Nothing but the dead and dying
Back in my little town


In my little town
I never meant nothin'

I was just my fathers son
Saving my money
Dreaming of glory

Twitching like a finger
On the trigger of a gun
Leaving nothing but the dead and dying

Back in my little town

Repeat and fade:

Nothing but the dead and dying
Back in my little town