Townie

I'm moving back to my

College town where no one

Is gonna recognize me

I'm too old now

I know you're graduating

And part of me is starved

To see your face

At the Hannafords

I know it's quite unlikely

For our paths to cross

When they once so naturally

Overlapped a lot

I never really thought

That phone call

Would be the last time we talked

Now I'm just a townie

Writing songs

About trains from Poughkeepsie

You'll move on somewhere

To make a living

In a bigger city

No I'm not retrogressing

But every time I walk by

That old movie theater

I am caught by surprise

And I wonder how much time

In between

Since they've changed the sign

It's not empty

There's a dive bar inside

Order anything

Get hit on for the same price

Yeah it's lacking atmosphere

There's way worse things

Then friendly cashiers

Now I'm just a townie

Writing songs

About trains from Poughkeepsie

You'll move on somewhere

To make a living

In a bigger city

There's so much in my reach

This is more than a retreat

From corridors and skyscrapers and busy streets

There's so much I'm seeking

I'll find it on some mountain peak

Clinging to that feeling of belonging

Cause now I'm just a townie

Now I'm just a townie

Writing songs

About trains from Poughkeepsie

You'll move on somewhere

To make a living

Now I'm just a townie

Walking along the bays of Tivoli

The river carving out across the valley

Seamlessly