Small Town Blues

[Verse 1] Pickup trucks with MAGA stickers Bible quotes on rusty bumpers Confederate flags wave in the breeze While they're preaching 'bout family trees Sheriff Joe's got a brand new cruiser Turns his head when his friends get looser "Thoughts and prayers" after every shot That's all we've got, that's all we've got [Pre-Chorus 1] They say "Stay here, make some babies" "Get a mortgage, be a good lady" But their American dream's decayed Like their values from yesterday [Chorus] Small town, small mind Suffocating all the time Small town, small mind Where are the doors I need to find? (Need to find, need to find) [Verse 2] Sunday morning, first row seating Monday gossip, hatred seething Pastor preaches "Don't be gay" While his daughter runs away Gun shop's open, church is too That's all there is for kids to do Teenage dreams die in the dust Of pickup trucks and teenage lust [Pre-Chorus 2] They want my womb to be their business Want my life wrapped up in whiteness But their paradise is my cage And I'm burning with teenage rage [Chorus] Small town, small mind Suffocating all the time Small town, small mind Where are the doors I need to find? (Need to find, need to find) [Bridge] No babies, no plans No white picket fence Can't trap me in your False pretense You say I'm lost I say I'm free Your American dream Is killing me [Verse 3] Police sirens every Friday Rich kids getting off so lightly Poor kids going straight to jail Different skin, no chance for bail Main Street's dead by nine PM Except the bar where old men stem Talking 'bout the good old days When everyone knew their place [Pre-Chorus 3] They say "Girl, you're getting older" "Better hurry, time's not slowing" But I'd rather die alone Than live here and turn to stone [Chorus] Small town, small mind Suffocating all the time Small town, small mind Where are the doors I need to find? (Need to find, need to find) [Breakdown] Small town (I'm getting out) Small mind (I'm breaking out) Small town (I'm burning out) Small mind (I'm checking out) [Outro] Watch me leave this town behind Watch me leave your rules behind Watch me leave it all behind Finally alive, finally alive Finally alive, finally alive Small town decay Rotting away Small town decay I'm okay - even more than that