Bedford Fell
It's been falling since dawn, Darren walks down the road he grew up on Kicking up snow, kicking up snow Darren hums a song he heard in a country-western bar Where he and his buddies used to go Back when he had friends, before the farms dried up and they all moved away The woman who sang it is named Renee They'd been friendly back in high school, now she's divorced with a kid and another on the way He thinks about what he's going to say "When you sing, I feel like I could live forever In this town, in this town, yeah When you sing, I feel like we belong together I just want someone to love me while I sleep" Darren knocks at the door of the trailer home Renee shares with her parents and the son of a man who up and moved to Charleston He looks into her eyes and says "I'm sorry to bother you I don't really have a request There's just something I gotta get off my chest When you sing, I feel like I could live forever In this town, in this town, yeah When you sing, I feel like we belong together I just want someone to love me while I sleep" Renee says "I'm sorry I'm not interested I'm flattered I am, but the last thing I need now is man" She says "I'd ask you in but I'm getting set to put the kid to bed It's got me feeling ill living in the city-state of nowheresville Hey, you seem like a nice guy, did you ever think of leaving Bedford Falls I'd do it myself but I haven't got the balls When I sing, I feel like I'll be stuck forever In this town, in this town, yeah When I sing, the words seem like they don't belong together I just want a chance to start all over again It's Christmas Eve, dear Don't you have a family to spend the evening with? It's supposed to be the best night of the year" |