Local Boy Lyrics - Singles - The Rifles

Jimmy was a local boy but he's seen much more 

Than a change in the weather 

Sitting in a uniform of a three piece suit 

And the ribbons from his past 

Looking for a little boy at the bar 

With the mouth who thinks he's clever now 

Dreaming of a day that he got home 

From the war to his childhood sweetheart 

No, he don't need anyone, there's no one there for him 

Just a feeling of an empty place deteriorating 

Jimmy was a local boy but he's seen much more 

Than I'm bound to ever 

A member of a dying breed 

That sat and wait as it all just falls apart 

Dreaming of a day that's oh so long ago 

That he can't remember right 

There was a time a man could still be a man 

And be proud to use his heart 

No, he don't need anyone, there's no one there for him 

There was really only one, now he misses how she sounds 

He frowns 

Line 'em up and he puts them down 

It's sad, this town 

Seems to fail to appreciate the man 

No, he don't need anyone, there's no one there for him 

No, he don't feel anymore 'cause Jimmy's so thick skinned 

And a long, long time ago when he could break your heart 

There was really only one, now he misses how she sounds 

He frowns 

Line 'em up and he puts them down 

It's sad, this town 

Seems to fail to appreciate what he's about 

Line 'em up and he puts them down 

It's sad, this town 

Seems to fail to appreciate the man