[Verse 1]
In my little town
I grew up believing
God keeps His eye on us all
And He used to lean upon me
As I pledged allegiance to the wall
Lord, I recall

[Verse 2]
My little town
Coming home after school
Flying my bike past the gates of the factories
My mom doing the laundry
Hanging our shirts in the dirty breeze

[Bridge]
And after it rains there's a rainbow
And all of the colors are black
It's not that the colors aren't there
It's just imagination they lack
Everything's the same back in my little town
My little town (My little town)

[Chorus]
Nothing but the dead and dying
Back in my little town
Nothing but the dead and dying
Back in my little town
Nothing but the dead and dying
Back in my little town
[Verse 4]
In my little town
I never meant nothing
I was just my father's son
Saving my money
Dreaming of glory
Twitching like a finger on the trigger of a gun

[Chorus]
Leaving nothing but the dead and dying
Back in my little town
Nothing but the dead and dying
Back in my little town
Nothing but the dead and dying
Back in my little town
Nothing but the dead and dying
Back in my little town

[Instrumental Outro]