Just outside of town
There’s a little lonely field
Where I go some days
I go there when I need to feel
Things really should go my way
There are flowers there
They grow when no one even cares
The children at play
They never question anything
They think the water is pure
When they drink and swim
It surrounds you, it’s all around you
From head to foot, from soot to soil
It surrounds you, it’s all around you
Every little detail you call your own
The oil cans there are rusted
But no worse for wear
They’re right beside a toxic brand
I understand will last
As an excellent choice
For expression of the free market voice
Where does all the garbage go
We take it easy when we don’t know
It surrounds you, it’s all around you
From head to foot, from soot to soil
It surrounds you, it’s all around you
Every little detail you call your own
credits
from Hold On,
released August 1, 2003
Words & music by Billy Dechand, 2003 Bucktooth Music ASCAP
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