Leaving Town (Woody Guthrie Festival) Lyrics[Verse 1]
We've been there for hours
I'm running late
See the water towers
From the interstate
Looks like a party
At the Rocky Road
[Verse 2]
When we were younger
And our eyes were clear
We bet the under
On the rearview mirror
The rolling thunder
Ringing in our ears
[Chorus]
Here I am now, I'm torn and tattered
All mixed up in the local crowd
Well, I remember when all that mattered
Was getting older and leaving town
[Verse 3]
Out in the alley
By the parking lot
Cheatwood and Linda
Out taking shots
Not even sneaking
In the broad daylight
[Verse 4]
And there's folding tables
And there's Christmas lights
Somebody told me
You'd be back tonight
Some kid who's playing
A Woody Guthrie song
[Chorus]
Here I am now, I'm torn and tattered
All mixed up in the local crowd
I remember when all that mattered
Was getting older and leaving town
[Verse 5]
Porch swing is hanging
From the cottonwood
I turned the corner
And there you stood
Smiled like you used to
And all the world's outside
[Verse 6]
I'm mostly happy
With the life I chose
But here's a window
That was painted closed
Let's bust it open
While the night's still young
[Chorus]
Here I am now, I'm torn and tattered
All mixed up in the local crowd
I remember when all that mattered
Was getting older and leaving town