[Verse 1]
It's hard to be the last one
In a soon-to-be ghost town
When all that you loved is now gone
And you could've left with the first big wave
But you remember back to when you first came
And how you didn't wanna leave
'Cause you remembered it when
When you said you'd never leave
'Cause you loved it then
[Verse 2]
It's a hard to be queer one in a place with no queer ones
At least none who'll admit that they were
And you're sharp and coulda split
But you stayed because
At the very least you knew who you was
And you didn't wanna leave
'Cause you liked the air
And you still don't wanna leave
'Cause you like it there
[Verse 3]
Y'know it's hard to be the last one
In a soon-to-be ghost town
When all that you've loved is now gone
And you could've moved on to anywhere
But you remembered back to your first day there
On the fire escape
Smoking cigarettes
With a fresh fat lip
And a new best bet
[Outro]
And how you didn't wanna leave
'Cause you liked the air
And you said you'd never leave
'Cause you liked it there
And you still don't wanna leave
'Cause you loved it then
From A Soon-To-Be Ghost Town was written by Eric D. Johnson.
From A Soon-To-Be Ghost Town was produced by Thom Monahan.
Fruit Bats released From A Soon-To-Be Ghost Town on Fri May 13 2016.
“Lyrically, this song is about being in love with a place even if it’s not realistic to be there. Just being in love with something not palpable. I wrote this a little bit when some of my friends were having to move out of San Francisco and really having a hard time deciding whether to do it and why...