Fall Down in a Small Town

There’s a boutique on Main Street

I take the long way around

I went to school with the clerk there

We both rode ferris wheels back to town

We used to go out, we used to gossip

It was harmless - until it wasn't

I put my foot down, she let me have it

Now how many townies know my baggage?

You can’t grow if you don’t fall down

You can’t fall down in a small town

Without getting back up just to hear about

That time you swung and you struck out

Your buddies dragged you to karaoke

They pushed you up there, you had to laugh

But when you sang, love, it was so offkey

No one knew how to react

You can’t grow if you don’t fall down

You can’t fall down in a small town

Without getting back up just to hear about

That time you swung and you struck out

There’s no running from your record

Little darlin’ it’s written in stone

You can grapple with what’s better

To be loved or to be known

You can’t grow if you don’t fall down

You can’t fall down in a small town

Without getting back up just to hear about

That time you swung and you struck out

But that field of sunflowers with a free sign

You left your jacket on the bleachers at halftime

Someone found it and left it on the roof of your car

You can’t grow if you don’t fall down

You can’t fall down in a small town

Without a hand reaching out

To pick you up, to pull you out