Townie Songtext
von Madska

I′m moving back to my
College town where no one
Is gonna recognize me
I'm too old now
I know you′re graduating
And part of me is starved
To see your face
At the Hannafords

I know it's quite unlikely
For our paths to cross
When they once so naturally
Overlapped a lot
I never really thought
That phone call
Would be the last time we talked


Now I'm just a townie
Writing songs
About trains from Poughkeepsie
You′ll move on somewhere
To make a living
In a bigger city

No I′m not retrogressing
But every time I walk by
That old movie theater
I am caught by surprise
And I wonder how much time
In between
Since they've changed the sign

It′s not empty
There's a dive bar inside
Order anything
Get hit on for the same price
Yeah it′s lacking atmosphere
There's way worse things
Then friendly cashiers


Now I′m just a townie
Writing songs
About trains from Poughkeepsie
You'll move on somewhere
To make a living
In a bigger city

There's so much in my reach
This is more than a retreat
From corridors and skyscrapers and busy streets
There′s so much I′m seeking
I'll find it on some mountain peak
Clinging to that feeling of belonging
Cause now I′m just a townie

Now I'm just a townie
Writing songs
About trains from Poughkeepsie
You′ll move on somewhere
To make a living

Now I'm just a townie
Walking along the bays of Tivoli
The river carving out across the valley
Seamlessly