Mae McKoy - Athens Lyrics

I was born up in Athens, Georgia, we didn't stay long
We would move, but friends would always come
Wild and free, playing sticks by the river, we'd always stay young
Took me years to realize how they stung
And just like Athens, I couldn't stay there
Because just like it goes, we all grew up too fast
So I'll pack my bags and I'll skip town
I've got this running away thing down
Because things would get messy like an ice cream cone
Before too long
Or my head won't prevail, and I'll be Northbound
Straight back to Athens, my first hometown
Even though I'll get hurt and try to cover my wounds
With a song
So I'll write myself a song
Dancing in the living room on a summer day
To some song that I would never play
I try to tell myself to get far out of this place
But every time I just turn back around and stay
Just like Athens, I couldn't stay there
Because just like it goes, we all grew up too fast
So I'll pack my bags and I'll skip town
I've got this running away thing down
Because things would get messy like an ice cream cone
Before too long
Or my head won't prevail, and I'll be Northbound
Straight back to Athens, my first hometown
Even though I'll get hurt and try to cover my wounds
With a song
So I'll write myself a song
Running away from any strange sound
Because now all I see are strangers in this town
So I'll pack my bags and I'll skip town
I've got this running away thing down
Because things sure got messy like an ice cream cone
Before too long
But my head won't prevail, and I'll be Northbound
Straight back to Athens, my first hometown
Even though I'll get hurt and try to cover my wounds
With a song
So I'll write myself a song