Starkville

Lyrics

[Verse 1] If you were here in Starkville Townie boys would love the way you stare If you were here in Starkville Well the local girls, they wouldn't have a prayer Well, I spent a reckless night inside the wonder Of your everlasting charm Now I'm haunted by geography and the flora And the fauna of your heart [Chorus] At the dawning of some road-worn day I call you on a whim just to say "The morning birds are singing" But I could not do them justice So I hung up and I fell back to sleep [Verse 2] But I'm in love with my mobility Sometimes this life can be a drag Like when I notice your nobility And how my leaving, it only held you back But I remember one occasion when you were drinking And you asked me to the coast But I was hell bent on agony back then And so I missed the boat [Chorus] At the dawning of some road-worn day I call you on a whim just to say "My regrets become distractions I cannot do them justice" And I hung up and I fell back to sleep [Verse 3] When I was down in Starkville I was hiding out inside some Comfort Inn From a local gang of troubadours When the homecoming queenâshe come ridin' in Yeah, but I slipped out of my room into the rain And I went running for my health I watched those headlights turn to moonlight And finally I was running by myself [Chorus] Now it's the dawning of some road-worn day And I call you on a whim just to say "The morning birds are singing"