Downtown Greg Brown

Well, yes, I could stay home, read a book or two
Try to get a little bit better at some of these bad things I do
But the night it is young; so am I for a while
So I put on my hat and coat and pants and my boots and smile
And I'm a gonna go

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Downtown, downtown tonight
I'm a gonna go all around the town, check out all the sights
I will be back in the mornin', feelin' bad or good
Well, I do what I want, and I don't do what I should

Well, some people tell me that they love the mountains best
Far as I can see it's just one big wilderness
I've seen squirrels writin' tickets, dolphins drivin' cars
Blowfish blowin' tubas, grizzly bears in the bars
And I'm a gonna go

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Well now if you've ever checked it out, you know just what I mean
There's always a few surprises in that same old scene
You might meet some fella who can really blow the horn
Make you glad for a change you done got born
Don't ya wanna go

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Yes, I might get lucky, run into my friend, Jane
Walk to her apartment in the shiny city rain
Put on a little record; I get so long and tall
I wish I was the wallpaper; Jane could be the wall
And I'm a gonna go