Boomerang Town

I was working at the supermart When I fell for Julie not to help Like everybody said I would The day I turned 16, I got that job Couldn't wait to buy a car, save enough Leave this town, for good In August I asked Julie if she would run away Said she wanted to wait for her to graduate She'd be the first in her family, so I stayed behind Thought she could get a scholarship to college Become a nurse, travel the world But all that, took a backseat when we saw those double nights As for me The only dream I've ever had Is getting out of this Boomerang Town You think you're soarin' You think you're flyin' Too young to know, theres no use tryin Spinin' circles Round, and round In this Boomerang Town Its a Boomerang Town Julie got a GED and a job off 35 The only joint in town thats open all night The diner next to the seminary She serves the truckers, the toreadors, the punks The college kids who trash their booze, all stoned and drunk Who always pay, but never tip With daddy's money Julie and I come from similar kin Heavy drinkers, quick to anger, skin to skin They all live and die here That won't be us I swore to her I promise you we'll see the world I just don't know when As for me, the only dream I've ever had Is getting out of this Boomerang Town You think you're soarin' You think you're flyin' Too young to know Theres no use tryin' Spinnin circles Round, and round In this Boomerang Town Its a Boomerang Town After her shift She lights up a smoke up on the bridge Under the billboard, painted "Jesus Lives" Julie steps over the railing Thinks about salvation The sun arrives and collides with the steeple Casts a shadow over God's most desperate people Julie takes it as a sign Lets go and start flyin' As for me, the only dream I've ever had Is gettin' out of this Boomerang Town It feels like soarin' It feels like flyin' Now I know Its only dyin' You spin in circles Round, and round In this Boomerang Town