Small Town - John Mellencamp

Well I was born in a small town

And I live in a small town

Prob’ly die in a small town

Oh, those small — communities

All my friends are so small town

My parents live in a same small town

My job is so small town

Provides little opportunity, hey!

Educated in a small town

Taught to fear Jesus in a small town

Used to daydream in that small town

But I’ve seen it all in a small town

Had myself a ball in a small town

Married an L.A. doll and brought her to this small town

Now she’s small town just like me No I cannot forget where it is that I come from

I cannot forget the people who love me Yeah, I can be myself here in this small town

And people let me be just what I want to be Got nothing against a big town

Still hayseed enough to say

Look who’s in the big town

But my bed is in a small town

Oh, that’s good enough for me Well I was born in a small town

And I can breathe in a small town

Gonna die in a small town

Ah, that’s prob’ly where they’ll bury me