This is a first-rate town
but all you ever notice
are the ways it's
stretched too far
And it has been
knocked down
Well some of us are still
left here between
the scars
When you look around
all you ever notice
is you cannot
see the stars
This is a first-rate town
a first-rate town
you know
You just can't see very far
When the last door
closed you packed
your clothes
and went back to Montreal
Said it was colder there
a chill hangs in the air
It helps you
forget it all
You left an empty
bookshelf that I
didn't fill till fall
This is a first-rate town
a first-rate town
you know
You just can't see it at all
Well it will fade
as all things must
I loved you but
you didn't love me enough
Winter comes
the car will rust
I'll start it up
then always run a little rough
This is a first-rate town
and all you ever notice
are the ways it's
stretched too far
They keep the
death rates down
It's colder than
a winter spent
in defrosting cars
We talked a lot of
leaving didn't think
you'd get that far
This is a first-rate town
a first-rate town
you know
You just can't see very far