Small Town Syndrome

I'm hiding here behind these walls, I'm dragging out my bravest face

You know they say home is where the heart is, I wish it wasn't this place

'Cause up until I was sixteen, I guess I kinda lost my way

No beauty decorum or grace, I know I made a mistake

(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)

I don't wanna face this mess

Can I stay here in this bed?

This small town syndrome's getting me down

I hear them talking, talking so loud

And I'm still tryna find a way out of here (Ooh-ooh-ooh)

And I can't hide my face in the crowd

Their eyes, like spotlights, staring me out

My stomach's turning inside and out 'round here

In this small town

I wish I could just run away, catch a ticket on the next train

But what would my mother say, her little girl is going insane

What's trouble at the sound of despair, did you hear the news yesterday?

They're saying he did this and that, but why does it matter anyway?

(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)

I don't wanna face this mess

Can I stay here in this bed?

'Cause this small town syndrome's getting me down

I hear them talking, talking so loud

And I'm still tryna find a way out of here (Ooh-ooh-ooh)

And I can't hide my face in the crowd

Their eyes, like spotlights, staring me out

My stomach's turning inside and out 'round here

In this small town

Ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh

This small town syndrome's getting me down

I hear them talking, talking so loud

And I'm still tryna find a way out of here

Oh, and I can't hide my face in the crowd

Their eyes, like spotlights, staring me out

My stomach's turning inside and out 'round here

In this small town

In this small town

In this small town, it's hard to find a way out

In this small town

Oh, this small town

Oh, this small town, gotta find a way out

In this small town