The grass is overgrowing on the garden rail
And crickets call a chorus I remember. well
Calling me, that old familiar thunder. Writing
letters I always meant to send you
When every second feature showed Niagara Falls
We were sitting pretty, feeling twice as tall
Making faces at the madman
in the alleyway. We laughed at every cowboy
who stopped to fill his glass

(Chorus)
Calling, Goodbye Laurelie, dirty town lullabye
Goodbye Laurelie, goodbye
Goodbye Laurelie, dirty town lullabye
Goodbye Laurelie
When all the city papers say you're doing well You're
still a small town story that the neighbours tell When
you smile and say hello to strangers
You're still the foolish boy they all remember
The crazy Jane I chased every other night
Has reappeared in white like a virgin bride
I'm the face in the comer of the photograph
A wild man at the wedding, fixing his tie

(Chorus)
Calling, Goodbye Laurelie dirty town lullabye
Goodbye Laurelie, goodbye
Goodbye Laurelie, dirty town lullabye
Goodbye Laurelie