Nothing Ever Leaves This Town | Modern Country Music

Sometimes, no matter how far you drive, you realize you never actually left. "Nothing Ever Leaves This Town" is a song about the ghosts of our past and the small-town roots that hold on tight.

Whether it's the old high school with peeling paint or the diner clock stuck on 2:30, some memories just don't break away. This is for everyone who’s ever tried to outrun their hometown, only to find it waiting for them to slow down.

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Official Lyrics

I drove past my old high school
Paint still peeling off the walls
That field where we swore we’d leave
Looks smaller than I recalled

Same diner, same cracked booth
Same clock stuck on half past two
Funny how I ran so far
Just to end up missing you

I thought time would let it fade
But some things don’t break away

Nothing ever leaves this town
It just waits for you to slow down
Every word I never said
Still hangs around my head

I thought distance would shut it out
But memory don’t know how
You can chase the world around
Nothing ever leaves this town

That old house still leans to the right
Like it’s tired of standing still
I swore I’d never need that place
But I guess a part of me will

I packed dreams in cardboard boxes
Left the truth on your front step
I told myself I didn’t care
But I never quite left yet

Some ghosts don’t need a sound
They just follow you around

Nothing ever leaves this town
It just waits for you to slow down
Every word I never said
Still hangs around my head

I thought distance would shut it out
But memory don’t know how
You can chase the world around
Nothing ever leaves this town

Maybe I was scared to stay
Maybe I was scared to try
Leaving felt like saving face
But it cost me more than pride

Nothing ever leaves this town
It just changes how it sounds
Every mile I put behind
Only made it louder in my mind

If I ever make my way back
I won’t pretend I figured it out
I’ll just stand here and admit
Nothing ever leaves this town

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