I knew I'd see her around
I'd be at some party
She'd show up
And I'd be walkin' out
Across some parking lot
Hidin' behind her sister
I'd look up
She'd be at the red light
beside me
In that white Maxima
with the sticker on the back
I'd act like I didn't see her
But we'd pay at the
same pumps
Flip through the same stations
And slow down for the
same curves
Run around with the
same crowds
But we just needed some time
She could get on with her life
And I'd get on with mine
Thought I would be fine
Huh but maybe not
I knew she'd find a way
to get over me
But I'd never thought
She would get down
with somebody I know
I guess that's just how it goes
When you break up
in a small town
I see our friends
And they put on a show
like they don't want me to know
So they give me the go around
But there's only so many
streets and so many lights
I swear it's like
I can't even leave my house
I should've known all along
You gotta move and move on
When you break up
in a small town
For a while I guess they were
keepin' it low key
But now it's like these county
lines closin' in on me
I see 'em everywhere together
And it's hittin' a little
too close to home
She's so far gone
But she didn't go far
She was over me
before the grass grew back
where she used to park her car
She's leavin' those same marks
In someone else's yard
In someone else's arms
Right down the road
And I never thought
She would get down
with somebody I know
I guess that's just how it goes
When you break up
in a small town
I see our friends
And they put on a show
like they don't want me to know
So they give me the go around
But there's only so many
streets and so many lights
I swear it's like
I can't even leave my house
I should've known all along
You gotta move and move on
When you break up
in a small town
And her mailbox is
seven minutes from mine
And I drive into town
Sometimes I see her sittin'
there with him
And I wanna jump out
I wanna fight
I wanna say to that guy
But I can't
'Cause it's my fault
And I let her go
I never thought
She would get down
with somebody I know
I guess that's just how it goes
When you break up
in a small town
I see our friends
And they put on a show
like they don't want me to know
So they give me the go around
But there's only so many
streets and so many lights
I swear it's like
I can't even leave my house
I should've known all along
You gotta move and move on
When you break up
in a small town