Athens

I was born up in Athens, Georgia, we didn't stay long We would move, but friends would always come Wild and free, playing sticks by the river, we'd always stay young Took me years to realize how they stung And just like Athens, I couldn't stay there Because just like it goes, we all grew up too fast So I'll pack my bags and I'll skip town I've got this running away thing down Because things would get messy like an ice cream cone Before too long Or my head won't prevail, and I'll be Northbound Straight back to Athens, my first hometown Even though I'll get hurt and try to cover my wounds With a song So I'll write myself a song Dancing in the living room on a summer day To some song that I would never play I try to tell myself to get far out of this place But every time I just turn back around and stay Just like Athens, I couldn't stay there Because just like it goes, we all grew up too fast So I'll pack my bags and I'll skip town I've got this running away thing down Because things would get messy like an ice cream cone Before too long Or my head won't prevail, and I'll be Northbound Straight back to Athens, my first hometown Even though I'll get hurt and try to cover my wounds With a song So I'll write myself a song Running away from any strange sound Because now all I see are strangers in this town So I'll pack my bags and I'll skip town I've got this running away thing down Because things sure got messy like an ice cream cone Before too long But my head won't prevail, and I'll be Northbound Straight back to Athens, my first hometown Even though I'll get hurt and try to cover my wounds With a song So I'll write myself a song