Hometown - David Wilcox

She wanted to move

She wanted to try something new

She wanted to live in San Francisco

In a place with a view

She wanted the sound She wanted the life all around

She wanted the fun and the action of a livelier town

But he

He would still disagree

'Cause he loved the stillness of morning

And the wind in the trees

He needed the stars He needed to say: This is ours

And look at a field and a pasture

And a road with no cars

He wanted a farm He wanted a horse in a barn

He wanted a life in the country far from the town

So they

They chose to stay

They found a place where they hoped

They might both have their way

Surprise

But that compromise

Was a life in the suburbs

That they both could despise

With nothing of either

Yes and too much of each

The things that they wanted were both out of reach

No land for the garden but too far from the stores

No new folk to talk to but loud neighbors next door

Though traffic was endless no one stepped outside

An outpost of loners who've come there to hide

Now why they stayed all those years

The answer can't be found

But there they were there they fought

And there they stood their ground

In my hometown

In my hometown

She wanted the fun

In my hometown

In my hometown