Jacksonville Skyline

Banks of the river run through my hometown

Was born on the dirt roads

And I scraped my knees

Well, they paved the roads eventually

With neon signs, and car dealerships, and diners

The soldiers fill the hotels on the weekends

I saw the pretty women as I walked through town

Well, I moved away soon as I turned sixteen

Figured I was old enough to go and work a job

Well, I floated down main street, pools of car lights

Overcame me, wishin' I was still back home

The soldiers fill the hotels on the weekends

I saw the pretty women as I walked through town

Well, Jacksonville's a city with a hopeless streetlight

Seems like you're lucky if it ever changes from red to green

Well, I was born in an abundance of inherited sadness

With fifty cent picture frames bought at a five and dime

I ended up a soldier on a weekend

Looking for a vacancy I wasn't able to find

Somewhere the night sky hangs like a blanket

Shoot it with my cap gun just to make it

Seem like stars