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Little Town Girl

from She's Folks! by Elizabeth Morgan

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When I was a kid, we moved out to my grandfather's farm. There was a big catalpa tree in the yard that I used to climb (as had my Dad when he was a kid). I spent a lot of time up there dreaming up big things. I wrote this song for that weird little kid up in the tree. I also wrote this song for a scared shitless twenty something who moved to the big city and had a rough time doing it.

lyrics

Little Town Little Town can’t hold me
Nearby river’s runnin’ free
Someday I’ll be on that water
Voice of the river cast a spell on me

But I can’t stay here long
Gotta be movin’ I’m ramblin’ on
And I can’t stay ‘round here
Voice of the river ringin’ in my ear

I want to see the oceans!
I want to see that great big sea
I want to see what’s out there
Want to see what they’ve got for me

I want to see the city!
Yeah, in the city that’s where I’ll be
I want to stir up trouble
Whole world lookin’ right at me

But I left home many years ago
I hit the road for tomorrow and so I
Bounced around about every night
Lookin’ for a place to call home
But

Little girl climbs a big ol’ tree and looks for the city that she can’t see and
Little girl looks right at me and I know I can’t let her down, no! I no I can’t let her down.

Little Town Little Town don’t know me
Don’t know all the things I’ll be
Someday I’ll be on that highway
Voice of the road cast a spell on me

I want to see the city!
Yeah in the city that’s where I’ll be
I want to stir up trouble
Whole world lookin’ right at me

I want to say, “I’ve been there”
I want to say, “I’ve walked that road.” (C, Bb, Ab)
I want to say, “I’m sorry.”
I want to reap just what I’ve sowed.

But I left home in a beat up truck
No plans, no sense, just a couple of bucks.
I cried my eyes out every night lookin’ for a place to call home
But

Little girl in her climbin’ tree
Looks for a future that she can’t see
Little girl looks right at me and
I hope I didn’t let her down, no I hope I didn’t let her down

Because she wants to fly
She wants to take off and fly
Little girl she’ll fly/

/Fly so, fly so high
Pretty little girl she’ll fly so high
Pretty little girl she’ll fly so high
Fly so, Fly so high
She wants to fly
Oh let her fly

Little Town Little Town I miss you
Out here nobody knows me
Don’t know my Momma or my Poppa
Don’t know my climbin’ tree

I’ve lived 1,000 lifetimes
I’ve dreamed 1,000 dreams
I’ve walked a 1,000 miles
All from the top of my climbin’ tree

But I can’t stay here long
Gotta be movin’ I’m ramblin’ on
I can’t stay round here
Little girl’s voice ringing in my ear

credits

from She's Folks!, released November 14, 2017
Elizabeth Morgan: Songwriter, Lead Vocals
Alex Newkirk: Music Direction, Vocals
Tyler Thompson: Vocals, Banjo
Ted Kitterman: Fiddle
Tyler Core: Percussion
with Dan Fager: Guitar

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Elizabeth Morgan Chicago, Illinois

Elizabeth Morgan was born and raised in rural Ohio. After college, she hightailed it to Chicago where she performs her show She's Folks alongside her band as a love letter to the country from a kid who couldn't wait to leave.

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