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Boomerang Town

from Boomerang Town by Jaimee Harris

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lyrics

I was working at the supermart, when I fell for Julie, knocked her up
Like everybody said I would
The day I turned sixteen I got that job, I couldn’t wait to buy a car, save enough
Leave this town for good

In August I asked Julie if she’d run away, she said she wanted to wait ‘til May to graduate
She’d be the first in her family, so I stayed behind
Thought she could get a scholarship to college, become a nurse, travel the world
But all that took a backseat when we saw those double lines

As for me, the only dream I’ve ever had
Is gettin’ out of this boomerang town
You think you’re soarin’, you think you’re flyin’
Too young to know there’s no use tryin’
You spin in circles, round and round
In this boomerang town
It’s a boomerang town

Julie got a GED and a job off 35, the only joint in town that’s open all night
The diner next to the seminary
She serves the truckers, the troubadours, the punks
The college kids who trash their booths all stoned and drunk
Who always pay, but never tip with Daddy’s money

Julie and I come from similar kin, heavy drinkers, quick to angers, fists to skin
They all live and die here
“That won’t be us,” I swore to her, “I promise you we’ll see the world
I just don’t know when”

As for me, the only dream I’ve ever had
Is gettin’ out of this boomerang town
You think you’re soarin’, you think you’re flyin’
Too young to know there’s no use tryin’
You spin in circles, round and round
In this boomerang town
It’s a boomerang town

After her shift she lights a smoke up on the bridge, under the billboard painted “Jesus Lives”
Julie steps over the rail, thinks about salvation
The sun arrives and collides with the steeple, casts a shadow over God’s most desperate people
Julie takes it as a sign, lets go, and starts flyin’

As for me, the only dream I’ve ever had
Is gettin’ out of this boomerang town
It feels like soarin’, It feels like flyin’
Now I know it’s only dyin’
You spin in circles, round and round
In this boomerang town

credits

from Boomerang Town, released February 17, 2023
Jaimee Harris - acoustic guitar, vocals, backing vocals
Mark Hallman - bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion
Andre Moran - electric guitar swells
Sammy Powell - Hammond
BettySoo - backing vocals
Kris Nelson - backing vocals

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Jaimee Harris Nashville, Tennessee

“She’s quick to pay homage to her musical heroes but Jaimee Harris is her own person, with her own voice. She’s got a natural songwriter’s instinct for the hard truths, and a voice that brings them home with a visceral punch. Pay attention.”
— Gretchen Peters ... more

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