Intro x2 ) Verse I was born in a town and i had to get along i bought the right albums but i dug the wrong songs i knew from the start that i had to get away the streets were getting smaller each and every day i was bored in a town and i couldn't get along i really tried to manage but i wasn't that strong i got on a train that could take me anywhere at least somewhere that just ain't here But i left Victoria in Smallville (in Smallville) i left Victoria in Smallville Verse I was forced to take a job that i really couldn't stand but every second week i got some money in my hand i moved into a flat with Billy and his girl he was unemployed and she was working for a better world we started up a band called Flat #8 and wrote six songs about jealousy and hate But i left Victoria in Smallville (in Smallville) i left Victoria in Smallville Bridge And then when winter came i moved out and all i thought about was you the way we used to steal cigarettes holding hands, making love, making bets e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------7-9-9b10---7-------------------------| D|--7-7-7/9----------9----------9---9-----------------------| osv. x4 A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| Verse I was faced with a choice at a difficult stage should i play the guitar or should i act my age so please don't push me cause i'm close to the edge i'm trying all the time not to lose my head i left Victoria in Smallville i left Victoria in Smallville and now it all seems so stupid and now it all seems so stupid But i left Victoria in Smallville (in Smallville) i left Victoria in Smallville But i left Victoria in Smallville (in Smallville) i left Victoria in Smallville