Metropolis - Anthony Smith

Well, they finally put that red light up in the heart of town

Took the stop sign down it was shot up anyhow

One night, I ran right through it in my Chevrolet

Both police cars came but I got away

It was a boom town back in '62 'til the coal ran out and a dry came through

When they damned the river, we all used to fish

Population 4O5 and I’m 84 O419, I left a city limit sign layin' in the ditch

Run blown over it, deep in metropolis

Well, I found myself in a big high rise with a concrete yard

It ain’t safe after dark, guess, this ol' boy drove too far

Met a girl fell in love, got married and she’s due in May

Say’s, we’re gonna need more space by sayin' I know just the place

Where we can walk down to the country store

And we won’t even have to lock our doors

And you can still get air and water there for free

She says, «That sounds good to me»

It was a boom town back in '62 'til the coal ran out and a dry came through

And they damned the river, we all used to fish

Population 4O4 and when we pull in it’ll be 3 more

And there’s a city limit sign, layin' in the ditch

That I need to fix, back in metropolis

Almost in metropolis

Comin' up on metropolis

I’m back in metropolis