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This Fucking Town

from REVIVAL by REID PALEY

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First played in front of an audience in La Crosse, Wisconsin in 1999.

lyrics

THIS FUCKING TOWN (Reid Paley)

You smiled at me back in November
We seemed to exhibit no fear
Came back from the phone
I was walking you home
I was almost completely sincere

We weren’t dressed up for the weather
Our torment could not be denied
You asked me to stay
I would not go away
You eventually took me inside

Sometimes you just can’t be bothered
To notice the shit coming down
And though you will say
You are going away
You’ll keep me hangin' around
And I’m still here in this fucking town

And now I got time to remember
The heat of her breath in my ear
I tried not to think
While she poured me a drink
I was told I could not interfere

And here it’s another September
And I’m drinking my lunch on the train
At long last I see
It was lucky for me
I was almost completely insane

Sometimes you just can’t be bothered
To notice the shit coming down
And though you will say
You are going away
You’ll keep me hangin' around
And I’m still here in this fucking town

And though you will say
You are going away
I’ll still be hangin' around
I’m still here in this fucking town



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The Monkey’s Paw (BMI)
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from REVIVAL, released July 4, 2000

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