Quiet Town - The Killers

A couple of kids got hit by a Union Pacific train carrying sheet metal and

household appliances through the pouring rain

They were planning on getting married after graduation, had a little baby girl.

Trouble came and shut it down.

Things like that ain’t supposed to happen

In this quiet town, families are tight

Good people, they still don’t deadbolt their doors at night in this quiet town

When we first heard opioid stories, they were always in whispering tones.

Now banners of sorrow mark the front steps of childhood homes.

Parents wept

through daddy’s girl eulogies and merit badge milestones with their daughters

and sons laying there lifeless in their suits and gowns.

Somebody’s been

keepin' secrets

In this quiet town, they know how to live.

Good people who lean on Jesus,

they’re quick to forgive in this quiet town

Now whenever I’m near the town, I’ll find some reason to give.

And I will walk

with the dead and the living where I used to live.

And every time I see my

parents in the prime of their lives, offering their son the kind of love he

could never put down.

Well, part of me is still that stainless kid.

Lucky

In this quiet town: salt of the land, hard-working people.

If you’re in trouble,

they’ll lend you a hand here in this quiet town

The first crop of hay is up.

School let out, and the sun beats down.

Smoke billows from a Sunday train that cries away from a quiet town