Fremont, NE

My town is like an island
 In a sea of wheat and interstate
 Been shipwrecked here my whole damn life
 My parents think the place is great
 My grandma told me stories about dancing on the ocean shore
 Her voice cracks like the peeling paint
 That's dying on the kitchen floor
 On Friday nights, the football boys
 All gathered in the parking lots
 And laugh and shout of brotherhood
 And boast about the girls they've got
 The letters on their jackets meaning something about how they play
 But destined to mean yesterday with tomorrow rocketing this way
 And they say
 "I don't wanna stay in Fremont, Nebraska
 Although it's OK in Fremont, Nebraska
 Everybody jump in Fremont, Nebraska
 Shackled up with love in Fremont, Nebraska"
 I dreamed of you in halls of gold
 Dewdrops on your eyelashes
 Lilac lips so soft and full
 Diamonds at your fingertips
 No one understands these visions
 Where'd they come from – not from here
 Where you're cute in the wedding dress
 You're sharing with our daughter, dear
 What a fantastic year!
 I don't wanna stay in Fremont, Nebraska
 Although it's OK in Fremont, Nebraska
 Everybody jump in Fremont, Nebraska
 Shackled up with love in Fremont, Nebraska