took your bride to the farm,
same land your father worked, your grandfather cleared.
You shared the joy of two sons
One day the place would be theirs
To share with their brides
You took the good
with the bad
Watched the boys growing,
they soon would be men
But their lives were their own
No heart for farming and
the beckoning road
That left you living in town
In a tidy asphalt street,
stand on your veranda
Watch the world pass slowly by
Living in town,
have you really lost your heart?
Did it stay ten miles away
when you sold the farm?
The boys are gone,
you're living in town
With your wife by your side,
you stroll to the paper shop
You're still by the land
And these are changing times, and you couldn't keep up with them,
so what else could you do?
But start living in town, in a tidy asphalt street,
stand on your veranda, watch the world pass slowly by.
Living in town
Have you really lost your heart?
Did it stay ten miles away?
When you sold the farm
The boys are gone
You're living in town
You get a call now and then
The boys and their families are doing okay
In a city sort of way
And you'd love to share more
But you weren't made for the city life
The boys can't be blamed
That you're living in town
In a tidy asphalt street,
stand on your veranda
Watch the world pass slowly by
Living in town
Have you really lost your heart?
Did it stay ten miles away
When you sold the farm?
And the boys are gone
You're living in town
You're living in town
Living in town
You're living in town
you