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You grew up in a hap'nin' city
Had a football team and the bars were busy
Now traffic 's gone by suppertime
And all but crime is in decline
 
They closed the mill in late July
The movies and the mall nearby
A dollar store begs for your last dime
With it's flickering neon sign
 
Some folks just call it change
When what you called home goes down the drain
 
But it hurts 
To turn your back on what you loved
The riverbanks and mountain views 
The little bar they've boarded up
And it hurts
Thinking of that place
Letting go all those memories
And favorite yesterdays
Cause your heart is still bound
To this leave-me-town
 
You hoped she'd stay and ease your pain
But hope blew off on the outbound train
Ain’t much left but ghosts hangin’ ‘round
Where hearts give up and dreams run out
 
And it hurts 
To turn your back on what you loved
The riverbanks and mountain views 
The little bar they've boarded up
And it hurts 
Thinking of that place 
Letting go all those memories 
And favorite yesterdays
You hoped you would make it somehow
In this leave-me-town
 
You put the pic of Mom and Dad 
In your brand-new travel-bag
And take the longest road to leave
This leave-me-town
 
Still it hurts 
To turn your back on what you loved
The riverbanks and mountain views 
The little bar they've boarded up
And it hurts 
Thinking of that place 
Letting go all those memories 
And favorite yesterdays
But in the end there ain't no home
In a leave-me-town