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Lori Mckenna Bittertown

Praise the neon lights The store's not closed up yet Now everything's alright so get your cigarettes Leave me with the house Leave me with the kids

All the geeks from high school go on to become rock stars All the others reach their peak and then don't know who they are You can always find them at

They're building up big houses Back behind the school Where we used to drink our beer on Friday nights And pretend that we were lovers in your car We

In the depths of the deep blue sea There's a blue as blue as me Where a quiet symphony plays for the lonely I could just let it all go Sink down to

Once you're up on the ledge there's only one way down So I'll keep you up there where you're safe and sound My knuckles are white Your ankles are red

Laundry hangs by a wire in our yard but I've no desire to go and pick it off one shoulder at time But I must, how it calls me Broomed out the rugs in

No strangers in this town No one moves without making a sound You live and die within the borders and lines No one dies without paying their fines No