It was a boom town back in'62, 'til
And a drought came through,
and they dammed the river
Population 405 and I made it
And left the city limit sign
Run plumb over it, leavin' Metropolis
Well, I found myself in a big high- rise
It ain't safe after dark,
guess this ol' boy drove too far
Met a girl, fell in love,
got married and she's due in May
Says we're gonna need more space,
I said I know just the place
boom town back in '62, 'til
And a drought came through,
and they dammed the river
Population 404 and when we pull
And there's a city limit sign
That I need to fix, back in Metropolis
And I'm back in Metropolis
