I couldn't sleep
Took a walk down Second Avenue
Sick of dreaming dreams that never come true
One way street and I know where its leading to
There's a "For Sale" sign on the front door of the city hall
The subway line got graffiti crawling off the wall
I could take a hit but I don't want to take the fall
That's just one side of the story
In this two story town
It's just the same old sights
And the same old sounds
I want to take my car and drive out of this two story town
It's the same old ship going 'round
I'm going down, down ,down, down, down
It's a two story town
There's a girl that I sleep with
She's got ecstasy eyes
He promised her roses and American pie
I called her and my demons
And I kissed them both goodbye
Seven days of Monday morning
In a two story town
It's just the same old sights
And the same old sounds
I want to take my horse and ride him off this merry-go-round
It's the same old ship going 'round
I'm going down, down, down, down, down
It's a two story town
One shot to make a move now
The ghosts are calling me out
And me I'm just one story
In a two story town
But you're never going to find me in the lost and found
It's just the same old sights
And the same old sounds
I want to take my horse and ride him off this merry-go-round
It's the same old ship going 'round
I'm going down, down, down, down, down
It's a two story town
It's just the same old sights and the same old sounds
I want to take my horse and ride him off this merry-go-round
I won't give in and I won't back down
I'm going down, down, down, down down
I ain't going down, down, down, down, down
I'm never going down, down, down, down, down
It's a two-story town
Took a walk down Second Avenue
Sick of dreaming dreams that never come true
One way street and I know where its leading to
There's a "For Sale" sign on the front door of the city hall
The subway line got graffiti crawling off the wall
I could take a hit but I don't want to take the fall
That's just one side of the story
In this two story town
It's just the same old sights
And the same old sounds
I want to take my car and drive out of this two story town
It's the same old ship going 'round
I'm going down, down ,down, down, down
It's a two story town
There's a girl that I sleep with
She's got ecstasy eyes
He promised her roses and American pie
I called her and my demons
And I kissed them both goodbye
Seven days of Monday morning
In a two story town
It's just the same old sights
And the same old sounds
I want to take my horse and ride him off this merry-go-round
It's the same old ship going 'round
I'm going down, down, down, down, down
It's a two story town
One shot to make a move now
The ghosts are calling me out
And me I'm just one story
In a two story town
But you're never going to find me in the lost and found
It's just the same old sights
And the same old sounds
I want to take my horse and ride him off this merry-go-round
It's the same old ship going 'round
I'm going down, down, down, down, down
It's a two story town
It's just the same old sights and the same old sounds
I want to take my horse and ride him off this merry-go-round
I won't give in and I won't back down
I'm going down, down, down, down down
I ain't going down, down, down, down, down
I'm never going down, down, down, down, down
It's a two-story town
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae
"Two Story Town" as written by Mark Hudson Richard Sambora
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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It’s about a relationship in which only one of the two is trying to keep the relationship alive -> “that’s just one side of the story in this two story town.”
The one who’s working for this doesn’t want to do it anymore is trying to get out of the relationship because he knows that it doesn’t matter what he’s doing -> “Sick of dreaming dreams that never come true. one way street and I know where it’s leading to.”
He want to get rid of her but at the same time he loves her more than everything else and he always see the signs of when their relationship was good -> “The subway line got graffiti crawling off the wall. I could take a hit but I don’t want to take the fall.”.
At the same time their relationship is very monotonous and he can’t take it anymore without going crazy. -> “It’s just the same old sights and the same old sounds. I want to take my car and drive out of this two story town. It’s the same old shit going around.”
He’s about to drown in this relationship because she doesn’t seem to care about him anymore -> “I’m going down down down down down. In a two story town.”.
He speaking about the beginning of their love and she used to love him and that he was able to forget his problems because of her. -> “There’s a girl that I sleep with. She’s got ecstay eyes. He promised her roses and american pie. I called her and my demons and I kissed them both goodbye.”
Everyday feels the same for him -> “Seven days of Monday morning in a two story town.”.
He’s thinking about breaking up with her but without her he couldn’t handle his old problems anymore -> “One shot to make a move down. The ghost are calling me”
Also, its not the same old ship, its the same old shit.
Also, I'm being raised in a conveyor belt family where everyone goes to a small college and becomes a lawyer. I want to break out of the cycle and major in math or science at some place like Duke or UNC. Jon Bon Jovi was born in the North East. I don't see him literally writing about a small town. He leaves that to Mellencamp(who does it well).