Local Boy

Jimmy was a local boy but he's seen much more than the change in the weather Sitting in a uniform of a three-piece suit and the ribbons from his past Looking for a little boy at the bar with the mouth who thinks his clever now Dreaming of a day that he goes home from a war to his childhood sweetheart Now he don't need anyone, there's no one there for him Just a feeling of an empty place deteriorating Jimmy was a local boy, but he's seen much more than I'm bound to ever A member of a dying breed that sat and wait as it all just falls apart Dreaming of a day that's oh so long ago, that he can't remember right There was a time a man can still be a man and be proud to use his heart Now he don't need anyone, there's no one there for him There was really only one Now he misses how she sounds, he frowns, line 'em up and he puts them down It's sad this town seems to fail to appreciate the man Now he don't need anyone, there's no one there for him No he don't feel any more 'cause jimmy's so thick-skinned And a long long time ago, when he could break her heart There was really only one Now he misses how she sounds, he frowns, line em up and he puts em down Its sad this town seems to fail to appreciate what he's about Line 'em up and he puts them down It's sad this town seems to fail to appreciate the man --- Local Boy - The Rifles