Good Kid - Second Rate Town Lyrics

This is a first rate town
And all you ever notice are the ways it's stretched too far
Well, it has been knocked down
But some of us are still left here between the scars
And when you look around
All you ever notice is you cannot see the stars
This is a first rate town, a first rate town, you know
You just can't see very far

You can never leave
'Cause they'll hold it against me
You can never leave
'Cause they'll hold it against me
You can never leave
'Cause they'll hold it against me
You can never leave

When the last door closed, you packed your clothes
And went back to Montreal
Said it was colder there, a chill hangs in the air
It helps you forget it all

You left an empty bookshelf that I didn't fill 'til fall
This is a first rate town, a first rate town, you know
You just can't see it at all

You can never leave
'Cause they'll hold it against me
You can never leave
'Cause they'll hold it against me
You can never leave
'Cause they'll hold it against me
You can never leave

Well, it will fade as all things must
I loved you but you didn't love me enough
Winter comes, the car will rust
I'll start it up then always run a little rough

This is a first rate town
And all you ever notice are the ways it's stretched too far
They keep the death rates down
It's colder than a winter spent in defrosting cars
We talked a lot of leaving, didn't think you'd get that far
This is a first rate town, a first rate town, you know
You just can't see very far