Second Rate Town (Acoustic)

This is a first rate town

And all you ever notice are the ways it's stretched too far

Well it has been knocked down

But some of us are still left here between the scars

And when you look around

All you ever notice is you cannot see the stars

This is a first rate town

A first rate town you know

You just can't see very far

You can never leave

'Cause they'll hold it against me

You can never leave

'Cause they'll hold it against me

You can never leave

'Cause they'll hold it against me

You can never leave

When the last door closed

You packed your clothes

And went back to Montreal

Said it was colder there, a chill hangs in the air

It helps you forget it all

You left an empty bookshelf

That I didn't fill till fall

This is a first rate town

A first rate town you know

You just don't see it at all

You can never leave

'Cause they'll hold it against me

You can never leave

'Cause they'll hold it against me

You can never leave

'Cause they'll hold it against me

You can never leave

Well it will fade as all things must

I loved you, but, you didn't love me enough

Winter comes, the car will rust

I'll start it up

Then always run a little rough

This is a first rate town

And all you ever notice are the ways It's stretched too far

They keep the death rates down

It's colder than winter spent in defrosting cars

We talked a lot of leaving

Didn't think you'd get that far

This is a first rate town

A first rate town you know

You just can't see very far