[Verse 1] The bakery sign went out last fall Now the widow boards the dentist hall Pigeons on the courthouse trim Pecking at the rust and wind The barber pole just turns in place Never quite leaves that same old trace I walk by with my head down low Like the whole block told me so [Pre-Chorus] And every porch light Looks half asleep Every back road Keeps its secrets deep [Chorus] Dismal town, hold me down Dismal town, make no sound I know your name I know your ground Dismal town, pull me around (Dismal town) [Verse 2] Marta counts jars behind the glass Says the good times never seem to pass Kids write names in the river mud Then get called in by the flood The gas station clock lost one hand Still nobody here complains They just lean on that cracked-up fence And stare through the chain-link rain [Pre-Chorus] And every porch light Looks half asleep Every back road Keeps its secrets deep [Chorus] Dismal town, hold me down Dismal town, make no sound I know your name I know your ground Dismal town, pull me around (Dismal town) [Bridge] Maybe I came here For the ache For the slow burn That I can't shake If I leave now I still would know Every broken curb Would tell me so [Final Chorus] Dismal town, hold me down Dismal town, make no sound I know your name I know your ground Dismal town, pull me around (Dismal town) (Dismal town)
