Crash Test Dummies - Its A Small Town

it’s a small town
brad roberts ( of crash test dummies )

by george frank

intro
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you can try sneaking around if you like
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by the wharf , or away in the woods
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poaching at lobsters , and deer and the like
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doesn’t that homebrew taste good?

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you can say you were hiking , pretend that you’re lost
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but you’ll smell like a drunk in the end
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it’s a small town and the word will get round
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that you can be sure , my friend

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you can grow plants in the bush , if you like
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water them every day
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pick a nice spot that is just out of sight
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sunny but out of the way

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then when the time comes to harvest your crop
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some kids cut them down in the end
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it’s a small town and the word will get round
G D G
that you can be sure , my friend

Em G C
you can try cheating on your lovely wife
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there’s always a goer around
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take her out back in the bush , if you like
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do everything not to be found

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pants round your ankles , you fumble about
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wondering how this one will end
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it’s a small town and the word will get round
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that you can be sure , my friend

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so i went running as fast as i could
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from the scene of all my crimes
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i imagined a life somewhere else far away
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hoped i’d fall under the times

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i’d claim i was orphaned and came from out west
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and start fresh all over again
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but in my small town , the word will get round
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that you can be sure , my friend
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oh that you can be sure my friend