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Small Town Darling

from J​.​W. Teller by J.W. Teller

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Well the good ol’ boys are gathered now at the diner down the street
Talking ‘bout that sophomore quarterback last night blew out his knee
And the smoke-stained teeth and coffee breathe it is hot upon the press
Stealing glances from the waitress in her flowered dress
And the bar across the way there we use to always go
I still play rummy till the morning light cracks shadows on the floor

I know your evenings are filled up with lovers and their gin
And I know the city’s lively with shows and all the men
Lately I’ve been losing sleep to thoughts of us back when
You never liked the small town darling you never were a small town darling

You were so dead set on leaving here and nineteen years of age
So fluent with your Spanish and concrete in your rage
And I recall the times you use to always say
This town can’t hold the two of us so you might as well just stay
Honey I’m here to tell you now this town just ain’t the same
There’s only that one waitress at the diner down on Main

I know you’re evenings are filled up with lovers and their gin
And I know the city’s lively with shows and all the men
Lately I’ve been losing sleep to thoughts of us back when
You never liked the small town darling you never were a small town darling

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from J​.​W. Teller, released January 4, 2019

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J.W. Teller Jackson, Mississippi

“His songs reflect this sensibility, along with sometimes painful experiences from living under what was essentially a small-town theocracy.” (Doug Hill, Norman Transcript)

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