Back in Bowling Green

Remember back in Bowling Green We stayed up late, watched that movie Scream Couldn't sleep so we snuck around Looked around your sister's things Sometimes we would walk to town Get some pizza and f*ck around Wasting time in used boys clothes Haunt the donut store that never closed Pretended we were 21 Hit Nightclass to see the shows Met the guys at the county line Chased and howled into the night Dreamed about the Ivy League Belted out every melody Talked about when we'd get out Out from under Bowling Green Escaping our mothers And singing old show tunes Thinking of Corey Matt, Paul and Nathan Belting out Dashboard like we were so wounded by love Planning our novels And reading Jane Austen Well you read The Bell Jar We talked like we knew things Passed notes and telephone calls We detailed our plans Plans to get out of Bowling Green Now we've come back to this town Jimmy Diemer's is long gone Waving strangers room to breathe Moms grown out of high school enemies Sad about the Java House Sad a new fam's in Ruth's house But in a field of fireflies I'm feeling fine in Bowling Green