We lock the doors at night, all the sirens scream
  I don't drive my car, insurance is too high
  I live here in the city, my hometown's far away
  I work out with concrete, I don't drive my car
  The stars come out at night, you see them on the strip
  Everybody arms themselves, there's no other place like this
  I'll never leave the small town girl behind
  The place where I come from is with me all the time
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  Oh, you can walk the streets
  When the sun goes down in my little town
  You don't need defenses
  When the sun goes down in my little town
    Back home on the street, after ten at night
  Mrs. Avery walks her dog, checks to see what's going on
  She doesn't lock the door, she lives here in good health
  You don't hear the horn when Mrs. Avery walks her dog
    All I ever wanted was a view of city lights
  Break away from here, leave behind the quiet nights
  Spend half your life, trying to make a change
  Spend the other half trying to get back again
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    Look down the road, look up the highway
  Look past the fences, look at the faces
  What do you have on the other side
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