Ever since they built the highway
No one stops here anymore
The Flying J's still open
A couple run down liquor stores
The fly boys come on Fridays
To drink their beer and all
But their hands are in their pockets
Ever since they closed the mall
They say time is just a figment
Passing like a streetlight then it's gone
This town's a train bound for nowhere
Nowhere to me's the same as going home
If you go out to a restaurant
Or to a high school football game
You're not allowed to be a stranger
When everybody knows your name
Mom still runs the vacuum
Daddy ain't quit working yet
My baby likes to kiss in public
Let's do something we'll regret
They say time is just a figment
Passing like a streetlight then it's gone
This town's a train bound for nowhere
Nowhere to me's the same as going home
We could could drive down to the river
Throw some bottles from the bridge
Write our name there in the concrete
Let 'em know that we exist
They say time is just a figment
Passing like a streetlight then it's gone
This town's a train bound for nowhere
Nowhere to me's the same as going home