This Town
Carl Perkins; Johnny Cash Lyrics
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This town is not for me
I won't be staying around
This town is hard and cold
I'm not happy in this town
I'll pick up my heart and I'll go
Where to I don't care or know
As long as I leave this town
This town wants me to go
It ain't where I was bound
This town don't need me here
I don't need this town
To morrow who'll remember my name
To morrow who'll remember I came
Don't care which road I'll go down
As long as it's a way from this town
In "This Town," Johnny Cash sings about his dislike for a particular town and his desire to leave it. He describes the town as "hard and cold" and says that he's "not happy" there. He plans to pick up his heart and go anywhere else because he doesn't care where he ends up, as long as he leaves this town. He believes the town doesn't need him, and he doesn't need the town. In the final verse, he wonders who will remember him and his name once he leaves.
The lyrics of "This Town" suggest an existential crisis that Johnny Cash may have been experiencing at the time. He didn't feel at home in this particular town and believed that there was no place for him there. The song reflects his desire to find a purpose or a place where he feels he belongs. The repetition of the phrase "this town" emphasizes his feeling of detachment and disinterest in the town he's in.
Line by Line Meaning
This town is not for me
I don't feel like I belong in this town
I won't be staying around
I'm leaving this town soon
This town is hard and cold
This town is unpleasant and unfriendly
I'm not happy in this town
This town doesn't bring me joy
I'll pick up my heart and I'll go
I'm leaving with my emotions intact
Where to I don't care or know
I'm not sure where I'll go next
Don't matter where I'll be found
It doesn't matter where I end up
As long as I leave this town
I just want to get away from this town
This town wants me to go
This town doesn't want me to stay
It ain't where I was bound
I wasn't meant to stay in this town
This town don't need me here
This town doesn't require my presence
I don't need this town
I don't need to be in this town
To morrow who'll remember my name
Will anyone remember me after I leave this town?
To morrow who'll remember I came
Will anyone remember that I even lived in this town?
Don't care which road I'll go down
I'm not picky about which direction I go in
As long as it's a way from this town
I just want to go far away from this town
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@armandop9082
Look how far music has fallen from this era of greats , Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash immortals for all time.
@padraickennedy1232
The King of Rockabilly.
@kroakie4
He’s my favorite rock-a-billy artist.
@mackenziepuetz-bateman919
Oh my god Johnny at the end is unbelievable😵
@kroakie4
Johnny could have sung the abc’s and still sounded damn amazing.
@maireadpower6475
This is what you call music.. pure songwriters and the songs meant something.. the songs they write today is bullshit compared to what they wrote in the 50,s and 60s..it was true lyrics..I wish I grew up in their time.. but I'll never forget them true artist's.. NEVER 🇨🇮🇨🇮
@jipmart4691
Yes, what they call ' rock ', nowadays, is pure crap !!!!!!!!!!!!!
@maireadpower6475
@jip mart you're so right.. this is pure rock, rockabilly whatever you wanna call it, it's pure artists showing their hearts their souls and genuine music, these artists wrote and produced their song's from scratch.. They are LEGENDS love from Ireland 💚💚🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
@jipmart4691
Never understood why Elvis Presley became a living God and Carl Perkins remains nearly unknown by most people. Carl Perkins was probably the best Rock& n' Roll star who ever lived !!!!
@joshdunstan
Ive been reading johnny cashs biography and he talks about how just as carl perkins was becoming a big name and really rising up he had a terrible car accident which unfortunately derailed him from superstardom like elvis