And you know the sun's settin' fast,
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And just like they say, nothing good ever lasts.
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Well, go on now and kiss it goodbye,
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But hold on to your lover,
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'Cause your heart's bound to die.
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Go on now and say goodbye to our town, to our town.
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Can't you see the sun's settin' down on our town, on our town,
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Goodnight.
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Up the street beside that red neon light,
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That's where I met my baby on one hot summer night.
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He was the tender and I ordered a beer,
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It's been forty years and I'm still sitting here.
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But you know the sun's settin' fast,
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And just like they say, nothing good ever lasts.
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Well, go on now and kiss it goodbye,
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But hold on to your lover,
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'Cause your heart's bound to die.
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Go on now and say goodbye to our town, to our town.
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Can't you see the sun's settin' down on our town, on our town,
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Goodnight.
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It's here I had my babies and I had my first kiss.
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I've walked down Main Street in the cold morning mist.
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Over there is where I bought my first car.
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It turned over once but then it never went far.
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And I can see the sun's settin' fast,
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And just like they say, nothing good ever lasts.
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Well, go on now and kiss it goodbye,
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But hold on to your lover,
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'Cause your heart's bound to die.
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Go on now and say goodbye to our town, to our town.
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Can't you see the sun's settin' down on our town, on our town,
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Goodnight.
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I buried my Mama and I buried my Pa.
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They sleep up the street beside that pretty brick wall.
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I bring them flowers about every day,
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but I just gotta cry when I think what they'd say.
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If they could see how the sun's settin' fast,
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And just like they say, nothing good ever lasts.
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Well, go on now and kiss it goodbye,
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But hold on to your lover,
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'Cause your heart's bound to die.
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Go on now and say goodbye to our town, to our town.
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Can't you see the sun's settin' down on our town, on our town,
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Goodnight.
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Now I sit on the porch and watch the lightning-bugs fly.
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But I can't see too good, I got tears in my eyes.
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I'm leaving tomorrow but I don't wanna go.
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I love you, my town, you'll always live in my soul.
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But I can see the sun's settin' fast,
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And just like they say, nothing good ever lasts.
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Well, go on, I gotta kiss you goodbye,
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But I'll hold to my lover,
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'Cause my heart's 'bout to die.
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Go on now and say goodbye to my town, to my town.
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I can see the sun has gone down on my town, on my town,
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Goodnight.
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Goodnight.
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Our Town
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Iris Dement |