Hal Ketchum – Small Town Saturday Night

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There's an Elvis movie on the marquee sign,
We've all seen at least three times.
Everybody's broke, Bobby's got a buck.
To put a dollar's worth of gas in his pickup truck.
We're going' ninety miles an hour down a dead end road.
What's the hurry, son... where you gonna go?

We're gonna howl at the moon, shoot out the light.
It's a small town Saturday night.
It's a small town Saturday night.

Lucy's got her lipstick on a little too bright.
Bobby's gettin' drunk and lookin' for a fight.
Liquor on his breath, trouble on his mind.
And Lucy's just a kid along for the ride.
Got a six-pack of beer and a bottle of wine.
Gotta be bad just to have a good time.

They're gonna howl at the moon, shoot out the light.
It's a small town Saturday night.
It's a small town Saturday night.

Bobby told Lucy: "The world ain't round.
"Drops off sharp at the edge of town.
"Lucy, you know the world must be flat.
"'cause when people leave town, they never come back."
They go ninety miles an hour to the city limits sign.
Put the pedal to the metal 'fore they change their mind.

They howl at the moon, shoot out the light.
It's a small town Saturday night.

Yeah, howl at the moon, shoot out the light.
Yeah, it's a small town Saturday night.
It's a small town Saturday night.
It's a small town Saturday night.

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Track duration: 02:58

"Small Town Saturday Night" as written by Patrick Alger, Hank Devito

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    General Comment:hahaha so awesome. it describes where i live as well!
    Flag flaminmofoon November 15, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:This is such a fun song. I love it. It sounds old like a classic but still new. The lyrics are fun and upbeat and it's way fun to dance to.
    Flag sambeeon September 23, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:amazing song. . . i love how every time i hear it i go back to a time in my life i would never want to forget. . . a time when i was naive to the world. . . im just a small town girl at heart. . . gotta love the music
    Flag bikerbabe51088on April 09, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:yeah, just so much like my hometown. i really like the verse that ends with "put the pedal to the metal 'fore they change their mind" as if maybe this young couple is finally leaving the small town, the only world theyve ever known. and with a beautiful chord change on "mind".
    Flag splitrockon March 02, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:Sounds like a Saturday night in any rural town. The line "gotta be bad just to have a good time" perfectly describes life in any small town in North or South Dakota.
    Flag OpinionHeadon August 13, 2005   Link

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