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Been to Reno
Drives an El Camino
Can you dig that style?
Hip canteen
You always make the scene
You're a crazy child
It's a sad thing
Bourbons all around
To stop that feeling when you're living
In a small town
You're long and lean
But things don't get you down
You're a top ten kingpin in the borders
Of your hometown
You can't get hip
You work the jobs I've quit
Don't you dig that style?
Won't admit
You just don't give a shit
Cause your mind's gone wild
It's a sad thing
Bourbons all around
To stop that feeling when you're living
In a small town
You're long and lean
But things don't get you down
You're a top ten kingpin in the borders
Of your hometown
Can't live to die - too easy
Why stick around
I want my life to please me
Not another small town hometown bringdown
This is it
You might as well get pissed
Don't you dig that style?
Make your trip
There ain't that much to miss
When your mind's gone wild
It's a sad thing
Bourbons all around
To stop that feeling when you're living
In a small town
You're long and lean
But things don't get you down
You're a top ten kingpin in the borders
Of your hometown
Within the border of your hometown
Within the border of your hometown
Your hometown
Your hometown
Your hometown (yeah)
Drives an El Camino
Can you dig that style?
You always make the scene
You're a crazy child
Bourbons all around
To stop that feeling when you're living
In a small town
But things don't get you down
You're a top ten kingpin in the borders
Of your hometown
You work the jobs I've quit
Don't you dig that style?
You just don't give a shit
Cause your mind's gone wild
Bourbons all around
To stop that feeling when you're living
In a small town
But things don't get you down
You're a top ten kingpin in the borders
Of your hometown
Why stick around
I want my life to please me
Not another small town hometown bringdown
You might as well get pissed
Don't you dig that style?
There ain't that much to miss
When your mind's gone wild
Bourbons all around
To stop that feeling when you're living
In a small town
But things don't get you down
You're a top ten kingpin in the borders
Of your hometown
Within the border of your hometown
Your hometown
Your hometown
Your hometown (yeah)
Song Info
Submitted by
black_cow_of_death On Jan 26, 2002
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Great song. It's one of their earliest songs. I think it might have to do with the band growing up in a small town.
The hip are from kinsgston and toronto.. Small city located between tornto and montreal on the 401!!
This song appeared on the first mini album they released (what us oldtimers used to call an EP). Gord Sinclair wrote this song and got in major shit from his fans in Kingston because they thought he was dissng his hometown. He must have been a smooth talker to get them to believe otherwise. thankfully Gord Downie took up most of the lyric writing duties. However, i still like this song as well as the whole EP
Great song, I like the video too.