Break Up In A Small Town

Album: Montevallo (2014)
Charted: 29
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  • I knew I'd see her around
    I'd be at some party, she'd show up and I'd be walking out
    Or across some parking lot hiding behind her sister
    I'd look up, she'd be at the red light beside me
    In that white Maxima with the sticker on the back
    I'd act like I didn't see her
    But we'd pay at the same pumps
    Flip through the same stations
    And slow down for the same curves
    Run around with the same crowds
    But we just needed some time
    She could get on with her life and I'd get on with mine
    Thought I would be fine, heh, maybe not
    I knew she'd find a way to get over me
    But I'd never thought

    She would get down with somebody I know
    I guess that's just how it goes
    When you break up in a small town
    I see our friends and they put on a show
    Like they don't want me to know
    So they give me the go-around

    But there's only so many streets, so many lights
    I swear it's like I can't even leave my house
    I should've known all along
    You gotta move or move on
    When you break up in a small town

    For a while I guess they were keeping it low-key
    But now it's like these county lines closing in on me
    But I see 'em everywhere together
    And it's hitting a little too close to home
    She's so far gone, but she didn't go far
    She was over me before the grass grew back where she used to park her car
    She's leaving those same marks in someone else's yard
    Someone else's arms right down the road
    And I never thought

    She would get down with somebody I know
    I guess that's just how it goes
    When you break up in a small town
    I see our friends and they put on a show
    Like they don't want me to know
    So they give me the go-around

    But there's only so many streets, so many lights
    I swear it's like I can't even leave my house
    I should've known all along
    You gotta move or move on
    When you break up in a small town

    Her mailbox is seven minutes from mine
    And I drive into town sometimes and I see you sittin' there with him
    And I wanna jump out, I wanna fight
    I wanna say, "F- that guy!" but I can't
    'Cause it's my fault, and I let her go
    I never thought that

    She would get down with somebody I know
    I guess that's just how it goes
    When you break up in a small town
    I see our friends and they put on a show
    Like they don't want me to know
    So they give me the go-around

    But there's only so many streets and so many lights
    I swear it's like I can't even leave my house
    I should've known all along
    You gotta move or move on
    When you break up in a small town Writer/s: Sam Hunt, Shane Mcanally, Zachery Crowell
    Publisher: Downtown Music Publishing, Spirit Music Group, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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