Small Town
John Mellencamp * Track #3 On Scarecrow
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Album Scarecrow
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Rain on the ScarecrowJohn Mellencamp
- #2
Grandma’s ThemeJohn Mellencamp
- #3Small Town
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- #4Minutes to Memories
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- #6The Face of the Nation
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- #7Justice and Independence ’85
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- #8Between a Laugh and a Tear
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- #9Rumbleseat
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- #10You’ve Got to Stand for Somethin’
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- #11
R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60's Rock)John Mellencamp
- #12The Kind of Fella I Am
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- #13Small Town (Acoustic Version)
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Small Town by John Mellencamp
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“Small Town” is a song by John Mellencamp, released as the second single from his album Scarecrow. Mellencamp shares his experiences growing up in a small town in Indiana and attemps to defend the simple life before new technologies to give the working class a fighting chance.
Small Town Lyrics
Well, I was born in a small town
And I live in a small town
Probably die in a small town
Oh, those small communities
All my friends are so small town
My parents live in the same small town
My job is so small town
Provides little opportunity
Educated in a small town
Taught to fear Jesus in a small town
Used to daydream in that small town
Another boring romantic, that's me
But I've seen it all in a small town
Had myself a ball in a small town
Married an L.A. doll and brought her to this small town
Now she's small town just like me
No, I cannot forget from where it is that I come from
I cannot forget the people who love me
Yeah, I can be myself here in this small town
And people let me be just what I want to be
Got nothing against a big town
Still hayseed enough to say, "look who's in the big town"
But my bed is in a small town
Oh, and that's good enough for me
Well, I was born in a small town
And I can breathe in a small town
Gonna die in this small town
Oh that's probably where they'll bury me
Small Town Q&A
Who wrote Small Town's ?
Small Town was written by John Mellencamp.
Who produced Small Town's ?
Small Town was produced by Don Gehman & John Mellencamp.
When did John Mellencamp release Small Town?
John Mellencamp released Small Town on Sat Nov 02 1985.
What did John Mellencamp say about "Small Town"?
I wrote that song in the laundry room of my old house. [Laughs] We had company, and I had to go write the song. And the people upstairs could hear me writing and they were all laughing when I came up. They said, “You’ve got to be kidding.” What else can you say about it?
– via American Songwriter (...