Subpar is the new above par

(Casey Hartley)

A song that describes the need to escape from a town, but how the decision between staying, or leaving everything behind is the end of one couples love story. Flash forward many years later and they reflect on what they could have been, but how it is now too late. One of them is destined to stay lonely, and the other trapped in a subpar town.

Please note: This text is protected by copyright and may not be copied or used for other purposes - even in parts or in revised form - without the expressed permission by Premium Lyrics.

Select your license (10 out of 10 licenses still left)

License group 1: non-commercial use

License group 2: commercial use with limited right of reproduction

License group 3: commercial use with unlimited right of reproduction

Here you find more information about our Licensing models.

Add to cart Wishlist

VERSE 1
A boy and a girl
Say hello.
Isn't that how these things
Usually go?
 
But we're fed up of love
It's old
The stories been told
Another year later
Another heart broke
Tell me about your day
It's riveting
 
She said My God
What do you want?
My days been the same
Since we fell in love
It's a Wednesday
Every Wednesday
Is the same...
 
I hate this town
I need to get out
It's me or your job
And this empty house
She packed her sh*t
And for a second
He thought he was dying.
 
But then she left
And he said thank f*ck
She's took her debt
And her china cups
I don't need her
Why does the light
Make it look like I'm crying?
 
CHORUS
And she's over
What transpired
On that Wednesday
Oh, what a sad day
It was
You ran over,
She'd slashed your tires
It's not too late
Don't let her leave this way
 
BRIDGE
Maybe that's what you should have done
Rented out your house
And gone on the run
Oh this dream is a f*cking good one
Oh this dream is a Robin Hood one
But here you are
And here you'll stay
Twenty years in a subpar place
And when you try to leave
You know what they'll say
Subpar is the new above par
 
VERSE 2
A boy and a girl
Are strangers now
How are you
You have not moved
Since I was last in town
 
I like this house
The paintings are nice
I like your dog
And your lovely wife
I was scared you'd end up lonely
Like me
 
He said My God
I've made a mistake
This house is all I've got
To my name
But My God
It makes every day
A Wednesday
 
I hate this town
I need to get out
F*ck my job
And f*ck this house
I'll pack my sh*t
And together
We'll go flying
 
She said no
The time has gone
We're way too old
For youngsters love
I'll stay lonely
And you'll stay trapped forever
 
And then she left
And he said don't go
You're taking my last
Shred of hope
It's all I've been holding onto
All this time
 
CHORUS
You still play over
What transpired
On that Wednesday
Oh, what a sad day
It was
You ran over
And she was tired
Of it all
So you
Let
Her
Fall.
 
BREAKDOWN
And though
You did your best
You tried your best
But you're still alone
And so
You did your best
You tried your best
But this town will forever
Be your home
© Casey Hartley 2019