| Well I want a home on the outskirts of town 
Come around sundown to hear the sound 
Kids and the crickets under pinky skies 
Swing on by 'cause we're drinking tonight. 
Well, in my mind, trees line the drive 
There's a kind, loving lady belly laughing inside 
And in the morning while we're drinking brew 
She'll say, "the city ain't nothing like the outskirts with you". 
And fireflies and some scheming eyes 
Will turn this house into a home 
Then we'll grin in the driveway 
Hell, your smile outdoes the dawn 
Hold on, hope is on the way 
Oh, I swear to god 
I'll take you to the outskirts one day. 
Well I want a home on the outskirts of town 
Where the wind chimes sing to the porch swing crowd 
June into august, august to may 
With the sun beating down or the snow in the way. 
The smell of fresh-cut grass in the yard 
I don't care who you are, drink a fifth, bring your heart 
You put down the tailgate, I'll put down a tune 
'cause out in the 'skirts we move and shake with the moon. 
With fireflies and some scheming eyes 
We'll turn this house into a home 
Then we'll grin in the driveway 
Hell, your smile outdoes the dawn 
Hold on, hope is on the way 
Oh, I swear to god 
I'll take you to the outskirts one day 
Oh, I swear to god 
I'll take you to the outskirts one day. 
With fireflies and some scheming eyes 
We'll turn this house into a home 
Then we'll grin in the driveway 
Hell, your smile outdoes the dawn 
Hold on, hope is on the way 
Oh, I swear to god 
We'll make it to the outskirts one day 
Oh, I swear to god 
We'll make it to the outskirts one day. 
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