I'd be at some party, she'd show up and I'd be walking out

Or across some parking lot hiding behind her sister

I'd look up, she'd be at the red light beside me

In that white Maxima with the sticker on the back

I'd act like I didn't see her

We'd pay at the same pumps

Flip through the same stations

And slow down for the same curves

Run around with the same crowds

We just needed some time

She could get on with her life and I'd get on with mine

Thought I would be fine, heh, but maybe not

I knew she'd find a way to get over me

But I'd never thought that...

She would get down with somebody I know

I guess that's just how it goes

When you break up in a small town

I see our friends and they put on a show

Like they don't want me to know

So they give me the go-around

But there's only so many streets, so many lights

I swear it's like I can't even leave my house

I should've known all along

You gotta move or move on

When you break up in a small town

For a while I guess they were keeping it low-key

But now it's like these county lines closing in on me

I see 'em everywhere together

And it's hitting a little too close to home

She's so far gone, she didn't go far

She was over me before the grass grew back where she used to park her car

She's leaving those same marks in someone else's yard

In someone else's arms right down the road

And I never thought that...

She would get down with somebody I know

I guess that's just how it goes

When you break up in a small town

I see our friends and they put on a show

Like they don't want me to know

So they give me the go-around

But there's only so many streets, so many lights

I swear it's like I can't even leave my house

I should've known all along

You gotta move or move on

When you break up in a small town

Your mailbox is seven minutes from mine

And I drive into town sometimes I see you sittin' there with him

And I wanna jump out

I wanna fight

I wanna say, "... that guy!" but I can't

It's my fault, I let her go

I never thought that...

She would get down with somebody I know

I guess that's just how it goes

When you break up in a small town

I see our friends and they put on a show

Like they don't want me to know

So they give me the go-around

But there's only so many streets, so many lights

I swear it's like I can't even leave my house

I should've known all along

You gotta move or move on

When you break up in a small town