We lock the doors at nightall the sirens screamI don't drive my car-- insurance is too highI live here in the city-- my hometown's far awayI work out with concreteI don't drive my carThe stars come out at nightto see them on the stripEverybody arms themselvesthere's no other place like thisI'll never leave the small town girl behindThe place were I come from is with me all the timeOh, You could walk the streets when the sun goes down in my littletownYou don't need defenses when the sun goes down in my little townBack home on the street-- after ten at nightMrs. Avery walks her dog, checks to see what's going onShe doesn't lock the door, she lives here in good healthYou don't hear the harm when Mrs. Avery walks her dogAll I every wanted was a view of city lightsBreak away from here-- leave behind the quiet nightsSpend half your life trying to make a changeAnd the other half trying to get back againYou could walk the streets when the sun goes down in my little townYou don't need defenses when the sun goes down in my little townLook down the road-- look up the highwayLook past the fences-- look at the faceWhat do you have on the other side?Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, YeahYeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah-- ohOh, you could walk the streeets when the sun goes down in my littletownYou don't need defenses when the sun goes down in my-- my townYou could walk the streets when the sun goes down in my little townYou don't need defenses in my little town -- where I come fromYeah Yeah, in my little townYou don't need a gun-- in my little town where I come fromYeah Yeah, in my in my in my in my little town