Catherine Britt - Our Town lyrics

He sees their face every time he reads the paper And he saw the boat that crashed on the evening news Doesn't like that they live right next to his land Listening to the rumours his hatred grew Their midnight skin so different that it made him frightened Raised to be afraid of something new Without knowing much of their situation In his mind there's only one thing we should do And he says pack your things And be gone You don't belong here you shouldn't have come I don't care if you have to Turn back around Just go on back where you came from This is my town She grew up with her sisters and her mother Her father k**ed last time the war broke loose A memory so deep they'll never shake it Doing things that no child should ever do They had a chance to flee and find freedom If they could get enough to pay the man No more sleepless nights or fear of demons A journey long and hard to an unknown land And she cried pack your things We don't have long Yeah we have to go now so come along Don't you look back now Don't you turn back around Let's leave this place we came from And find a new town The preacher gladly welcomed them on Sunday Said they were the new folks in our town Asked her if she'd like to tell her story Introduce herself to the crowd And as she spoke of horror and pure evil Suddenly he saw a different point of view He knew that we take our freedom for granted And leaving was something they had to do And he said here's some things From my home Please come on over the place is warm Tell me, where you're from What's your background Welcome to the street This is our town Make yourself at home Yeah this is our town