Local Boy
[Verse 1]
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 through 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

[Chorus]
Now he don't need anyone, there's no one there for him
Just a feeling of an empty place deteriorating

[Verse 2]
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 could still be a man
And be proud to use his heart
[Chorus]
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

[Bridge]
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

[Chorus]
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 'em up and he puts them down
It's sad this town seems to fail to appreciate the man