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Ain't No Place Like Home
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Last night the mayor got plastered at the only bar in town
And he totalled his truck while he was drunk drivin’ all around
Next mornin’ his wife, she walked right out of their small-town fantasy
To retaliate, he went and displayed her panties on an old oak tree
It’s been a few years since I left home just tryin’ to chase my dreams
But a scandal like this knows just how to find its way to me
All the good folks I left behind fought to be the first in line
To spill the tea, oh and how could I decline?
You’d think because I left, I got out; but I can’t escape that little town
There ain’t no place like home; you can travel the world, but wherever you roam
You can’t forget your roots when they show up once a week on the evenin’ news
You learn there’s always drama to be found when you grow up in a small town
Rumours spread ‘til the whole county knows; there ain’t no place like home
I heard all about the brawl on the preacher’s front lawn, before church last Sunday
His poor wife and kids, you know we’re all sendin’ prayers their way
And that lawyer’s baby mama stumbled home at 3AM
Fell out of the cab all covered in the booze she swore she’d never drink again
You’d think because I left, I got out; but I can’t escape that little town
There ain’t no place like home; you can travel the world, but wherever you roam
You can’t forget your roots when they show up once a week on the evenin’ news
You learn there’s always drama to be found when you grow up in a small town
Rumours spread ‘til the whole county knows; there ain’t no place like home
Where I come from, we all die famous
So if you want everyone to know what your name is
I hear the local coke dealer’s finally locked up, so there’s an empty house for you
Just move on in, you can bet all your wishes will come true
There ain’t no place like home; you can travel the world, but wherever you roam
You can’t forget your roots when they show up once a week on the evenin’ news
You learn there’s always drama to be found when you grow up in a small town
Rumours spread ‘til the whole county knows; there ain’t no place like home
There ain’t no place like home
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Emily Taylor Kelso Halifax, Nova Scotia
As a kid, I was that girl who wrote songs about anything and everything. As an adult, I'm still that same girl. All I've added is a little twang.
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