Little Town

It's nothing that you did
You gotta understand
You're taking it too fast
Yeah, it's going way too fast
It's nothing that you did
It's not the color of your skin
But one thing you should know
You gotta take it slow

What they call the shifting of the sands
I see as your demands
When you change you can't ignore
What things are and were before

My family has been here for generations
And now I have two children of my own
And I knew that I would stay here
Always knew I'd stay here

It's not a new world that you found
It's just a little town
Everybody knows
Who was born and raised here
The mayor is my friend
I've known him all my life
Each year he and I
Plan the Fourth of July

So why'd he ask you to?
You, especially you
He said this town for all its pride
It's been dying from inside
And we've gotta find our way
We'll start with Independence Day

And as the fireworks came up above the mountain
I saw you put your hand up to your heart
And I saw the mayor watching
Knew my kids were watching
Hoped that I would come around
Big parade, little town

Now the months come after months
And every Fourth of July
We help our children putting
All the flags on the line
Up and down the main street
Every country that we're from
Like the mayor always wanted
He's been gone for seven years now

It's quiet by the lake
Walking with our dogs
How long has it been?
Oh, it's been a long time now

We talk about this town
You're the mayor of it now
They're all moving here
Everyone comes here
We like to say we don't get out that much
'Cause the whole world comes to us
We can't blame them now we say
We are just a little great

And you know that I'm not proud
Those things I dare to say out loud
But you wave it all away
My friend, you wave it all away

But my kids, they went off in all directions
And I know it's thanks to you they have returned
They have all this understanding
All this understanding
They have been the world around
And they came back to our little town