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This Ain't The Town I Knew
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Sometimes you can't go home again...even when you do.
acoustic folk country lai
Lyricist on an endless quest for the perfect melody.
I'm afraid I can't claim to be a band, although I have been known to jump on a bandwagon from time to time. No, I'm just a humble lyricist who is in absolute awe of the composers who have stumbled into my life and bothered to wrap a melody around some of my words. I've been attempting to legitimately call myself a lyricist since I was about 14 years old. Have a listen, won't you, and let me know if I qualify.
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Genre
Country • Country General
Charts
Peak #169
Peak in subgenre #47
Author
Greg C Brown
Rights
2004 Greg C. Brown
Uploaded
August 26, 2004
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MP3 3.3 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00
Story behind the song
Thinking about how things change, especially when you've been away for so long. Thomas Wolfe once wrote that you can't go home again. I wonder if this is what he was talking about.
Lyrics
This Ain't The Town I Knew Words and music by Greg C. Brown I came to see my parents, Haven’t been home in years. I've been up in Northern Virginia Working on my career. Thought I'd pay a visit 'Cause they're both getting old. Threw some things into my car And set out on the road. Excited about the weekend, I left the grind behind. It wasn't long before I reached The Nansemond County line. I almost missed my exit, It didn't look the same. I thought, "this couldn't be my town." Everything had changed. (CHORUS) This ain't the town I knew, Not the place that I called home. Gone are the fields of clover Where a little boy would roam. Too much blacktop, too few trees, And as I search my memories, This is not where I was coming to, Lord, this ain't the town I knew. I used to hike the woods here With my brothers and my dad. My head is full of pictures Of the fun we always had. We filled the air with laughter ’Cause life back then was great. But now that forest playground Is a four-lane interstate. (REPEAT CHORUS 2X)
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