Lyric discussion by white_stone_3 

Cover art for America Town lyrics by Five for Fighting

I think hes talking about how he moved here to america and hes talking about how life really is, its not all daisys and butterflies theres heartbreak and crime and stuff but he doesnt want to be ungrateful because its hell in other countries in comparison. Now dont get me wrong this is just a guess, I actually have no clue what its like to live in amerrica cuz Im from Canada but this is what I get from the lyrics