Buy This Town

If I could buy this town I'd keep it small and rough Full of third shift dreamers And high school love I'd keep the Church of Christ And the bowling alley open Where the bud light signs Crackle while they're glowing If I could buy this town If I could buy one night I wouldn't buy the one you'd think I'd buy the one when my eyes teared up By the light above the kitchen sink And you held me tight And you begged me not to cry If I could buy the sweetness of one kiss Well that's the one I'd buy If I could buy one night All the money in the world Couldn't buy a drop of real love could it? And it really shouldn't, should it? If I could buy the stars I'd polish them so bright If I could buy your pain First I'd buy the great big sea And I'd put that pain inside a box And bury it so deep If I could I'd buy you back The years you worked yourself to death I would buy and waste your suffering Until there wasn't any left If I could buy your pain All the money in the world Couldn't buy a drop of real love could it? And it really shouldn't, now should it Cause I'd gladly give you every piece of my whole heart If I could buy this town I'd keep the Friday night bleachers Full of kids falling in love And unlikely believers And the firefighters are there Cause their kid's in the game And we don't win too often But that ain't why we came If I could buy this town