Well they finally put that red light up in the heart of town   Took the stop sign down, it was shot up anyhow   One night I ran right through it in my old Chevrolet   Both police cars came, but I got away      It was a boomtown back in '62, 'til the coal ran out    And a drought came through, and they dammed the river    My old man used to fish   Population 405 and I made it 404 one night   And left the city limit sign layin' in the ditch   Run plumb over it, leavin' Metropolis      Well, I found myself in a big high-rise with a concrete yard   It ain't safe after dark, guess this ol' boy drove too far   Met a girl, fell in love, got married and she's due in May   Says we're gonna need more space, I said I know just the place      Where we can walk down to the country store   And we won't even have to lock our door   We can still get air and water there for free   She said that sounds good to me      It was a boomtown back in '62, 'til the coal ran out   And a drought came through, and they dammed the river    My old man used to fish   Population 404 and when we pull in it'll be 3 more   And there's a city limit sign layin' in the ditch   That I need to fix, back in Metropolis   I'm almost in Metropolis   And I'm back in Metropolis