Jacksonville Skyline Lyrics - Whiskeytown

The banks of the river run through my hometown 

As a boy I ran the dirt roads and I scraped my knees 

Well, they paved the roads eventually 

With neon signs and car dealerships and diners 

The soldiers fill the hotels on the weekends 

I saw the pretty women as I walked through town 

Well, I moved away soon as I turned sixteen 

Figured I was old enough to go and work a job 

Well, I floated down main street, pools of car lights 

Overcame me wishing, I was still back home 

The soldiers fill the hotels on the weekends 

I saw the pretty women as I walked through town 

Well, Jacksonville's a city with a hopeless streetlight 

Seems like you're lucky, if it ever change from red to green 

I was born in an abundance of inherited sadness 

And .50 cent picture frames bought at a five and dime 

I ended up a soldier on the weekend 

Looking for a vacancy I was unable to find 

Somewhere the night sky hangs like a blanket 

Shoot it with my cap gun just to make it, seem like stars