Words by jimmy nail   Music by jimmy nail/andy caine/danny schogger         It was a kind of town, edge of the universe   Nothin' happened there to ever make the news   Lived a little boy and a girl next door   Had opinions and independent views   They dreamed of nights and big city lights   It helped to kill each dreary day   And all the things that gettin' out would bring   If only they could get away   He say      I can't hold on 'cause I'm feelin' strong   But there's so many things I'm not knowing      But the city light didn't burn so bright   And the light of day was never warm   And the little boy got into one more fight   And the girl next dorr said "i miss my home"   He said "believe in me"   She said "i don't know"   He said "can't you see? "      I can't hold on 'cause I'm feelin' strong   And there's so many things I'm not knowing   And I can't hang round this one-horse town   When my soul's tied down, I'm for going      So the little boy became a broken man   With a broken face and broken dreams   And the girl next door disappeared one day   And in her place   Was a woman-child, with long red hair   And a price per hour, that she feels is fair      I can't hold on, I'm not feeling strong   There's so many things that hurt me now   And I can't step down from this big cold town   Where my soul's tied down