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16. Lyrics for "Rearview Town"
Mon Jul 24, 2023, 01:23 PM
Jul 2023

( just like Try That in a Small Town, he didn't write this one either)

Wipe the footprints off my dash
Tore up those sun-faded photographs
Threw 'em in the wind, ya'll can have it back
I'm outta here
I stuck my middle finger up in the sky
Flipped off that "Ya'll Come Back" sign
Looked in the mirror one last time
And watched it disappear

It ain't nothin' but a rearview town
Broken hearts and rusted plows
Roots ripped right up out of the ground
Never thought I'd ever leave it
Oh, it ain't nothin' what it used to be
Population minus me
On the other side of that dust cloud
Ain't nothin' but a rearview town

I could tough it out, but what's the use?
A place that small, it's hard to do
Too much of her to run into
And so much road to somewhere new
It ain't nothin' but a rearview town
Broken hearts and rusted plows
Roots ripped right up out of the ground
Never thought I'd ever leave it

Oh, it ain't nothin' what it used to be
Population minus me
On the other side of that dust cloud

Ain't nothin' but a rearview town
It ain't nothin' but yesterday
One less truck rollin' down Main
Ain't nothin' left to say
No, it ain't nothin' what it used to be
Population minus me
On the other side of that dust cloud
Ain't nothin' but a rearview town
Ain't nothin' but a rearview town

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. [View all] ItsjustMe Jul 2023 OP
I bet you worked hard on that, and that is GOOD stuff! /nt bucolic_frolic Jul 2023 #1
K&R and thanks! tblue37 Jul 2023 #2
That last one... Wounded Bear Jul 2023 #3
Thank you! 2naSalit Jul 2023 #4
Many powerful zingers there! GreenWave Jul 2023 #5
K & R! 58Sunliner Jul 2023 #6
K&R! chowder66 Jul 2023 #7
I definitely bookmarked this one!!! yellowdogintexas Jul 2023 #8
Wow!!! I knew I thought like a Year Dot mystic, but I didn't realize Mark Twain was one, too!! The Karadeniz Jul 2023 #9
Mark Twain's faith was somewhat ambiguous Wednesdays Jul 2023 #22
Many thanks, ItsjustMe, for this pithy and pointed plethora to ponder 🤔 thatcrowwoman Jul 2023 #10
so much truth here llashram Jul 2023 #11
Thank you for the memes and images LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 #12
Thanks! Great stuff. CaptainTruth Jul 2023 #13
Some great ones in there, thanks for sharing! Martin Eden Jul 2023 #14
Great memes! PatSeg Jul 2023 #15
Lyrics for "Rearview Town" progressoid Jul 2023 #16
Thanx! I was wondering. JohnnyRingo Jul 2023 #32
An awful lot of truth in some of these images. republianmushroom Jul 2023 #17
So much good stuff! Thanks! Timeflyer Jul 2023 #18
There are enough "Quote of the Week" items in here to get me through the rest of the year! calimary Jul 2023 #19
Kick! Iggo Jul 2023 #20
Thanks everso. planetc Jul 2023 #21
Sincere thanks for putting this together canetoad Jul 2023 #23
Corgi hairdo may have made me wake the neighbors mahina Jul 2023 #24
Excellent! BigOleDummy Jul 2023 #25
KNR and bookmarking. niyad Jul 2023 #26
Thank you. murielm99 Jul 2023 #27
Powerhouse of truth! Wild blueberry Jul 2023 #28
Thank you! Excellent selection. justhanginon Jul 2023 #29
Love these! Danascot Jul 2023 #30
Made my day. JohnnyRingo Jul 2023 #31
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