| Well they finally put that red light up in the heart of town
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| Took the stop sign down, it was shot up anyhow
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| One night I ran right through it, in my Chevrolet
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| Both police cars came, but I got away
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| It was a boomtown back in '62
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| Till the coal ran out and a drought came through
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| And they dammed the river, that we all used to fish
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| Population 405 and I made it 404 one night
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| And left the city limit sign layin' in the ditch
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| Run plumb over it, leavin' Metropolis
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| Well, I found myself in a big high-rise with a concrete yard
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| It ain’t safe after dark, guess this ol' boy drove too far
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| Met a girl, fell in love, got married and she’s due in May
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| Says we’re gonna need more space, I said I know just the place
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| We can walk down to the country store
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| And we won’t even have to lock our door
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| We can still get air and water there for free
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| She said that sounds good to me
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| It was a boomtown back in '62
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| Till the coal ran out and a drought came through
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| And they dammed the river, that we all used to fish
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| Population 404 and when we pull in it’ll be 3 more
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| And there’s a city limit sign layin' in the ditch
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| That I need to fix, back in Metropolis
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| I’m almost in Metropolis
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| I’m back in Metropolis |