Local Boy Songtext

von The Rifles

Jimmy was a local boy
But he's seen much more
Than the change in the weather
Sitting in a uniform of a 3 piece suit
And the ribbons from his past
Looking for a little boy
At the bar with the mouth
Who thinks he's 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 has sat in 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
Its 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 anymore
Cause Jimmy's so thick skinned
And a long long time ago
When he could break a heart
There was really only one
Now he misses how she sounds he frowns
Line 'em up and he puts them down
Its sad, this town seems to fail,
To appreciate what he's about
Line them up and he puts them down
Its sad, this town seems to fail,
Appreciate the man