The casino doesn't like when you run the tables

And though the box is wrapped up nice

it's just a cage to you

Those electric fences buzz, the stallions leave the stable

And that smalltown's even smaller in your rearview

You ran with all the wild things

A liberated libertine who then longed for home

'cause it's where you're from

In Virginia with a church dress on

No elbows on the table

and the neighbors lawn always looked better

Your hand-me-down sweater should've been from the mall

And you hate this song

but you wake up on the train with your headphones on

Then that melody is all you want

You never knew that it was Babylon 'til it was gone

Give the people what they want, then you keep it movin'

Make your plans and friends of strangers, makeup on your tie

Twenty watches in the safe 'cause your time is money

Love is ice upon the ladder that you need to climb

She captured your attention, so free of all pretension

It stopped you cold because she loved you so

Pretty as a picture that you didn't post

Looking at you like you're made of solid gold

Never official

you mention that you're single to the girls at the bar

You hate this song

but you wake up on the train with your headphones on

Then that melody is all you want

You never knew that it was Babylon 'til it was gone

You're using nostalgia as a weapon to hurt yourself

But darling, you end up hurting everybody else

The self-harm of never being where you are

It's bedtime, but you're sitting in your car

You're missing all the best parts

And they're all at home

She's hanging Christmas lights with your son

Sneak into the bathroom to call her mom

And say, "It's not working

it's just not worth it if we're not what he wants"

But you love this song

you wake up on the train with your headphones on

Then that melody is all you want

You never knew that it was Babylon 'til it was gone

In Virginia with a church dress on

No elbows on the table

and the neighbors lawn always looked better

Your hand-me-down sweater should've been from the mall

But you love this song

you wake up on the train with your headphones on

Then that melody is all you want

You never knew that it was Babylon 'til it was gone