Lyrics:
The banks of the river run through my hometownAs a boy I ran the dirt roads, and I scraped my kneesWell they paved the roads eventuallyWith neon signs and car dealerships and dinersThe soldiers fill the hotels on the weekendsI saw the pretty women as I walked through townWell, I moved away soon as I turned sixteenFigured I was old enough to go and work a jobWell I floated down main street, pools of car lightsOvercame me wishing I was still back homeThe soldiers fill the hotels on the weekendsI saw the pretty women as I walked through townWell, Jacksonville's a city with a hopeless streetlightSeems like you're lucky if it ever change from red to greenI was born in an abundance of inherited sadnessAnd .50 cent picture frames bought at a five and dimeI ended up a soldier on the weekendLooking for a vacancy I was unable to findSomewhere the night sky hangs like a blanketShoot it with my cap gun just to make itSeem like stars