Itâs closing time tonight in Harlan
Set the alarm, turn out the lights
Not a soul out on the sidewalk
As she steps into the night
Across the parking lot she fumbles
In her handbag for the keys
Another long day of âthank youâs,
Yes, maâamâsâ and âMay I help you pleaseâ
Sure didnât turn out like she planned
She thought sheâd be a star by now
Dodging paparazzi cameras
But sheâs in Harlan still somehow
What happened to the leading lady
Living her life upon the stage
Still only working as an extra
In a film called âHometown, USAâ
Now somewhere south of town on 40
A Greyhound bus rolls through the night
Staring out a greasy window
He keeps searching the lights
No choice but head back home to Harlan
When foreclosure shut him down
And after all that he had worked for
Just to end up right back in your hometown
What happened to the âRide âem cowboyâ
Living his life out on the range
Heâs just another hired hand now
In a film called âHometown, USAâ
Now they donât know their fate is turning
Theyâre drifting closer in the dark
And as he steps in for a quick oneâ¨Sheâs already at the bar
Tonight her lines will come so natural
And heâll tell tales of trails he rode
Theyâll fall in love beneath the neon
Tonight theyâre gonna steal the show
Sure didnât turn out like they planned
But now theyâve found their own true way
Itâs not the big break that they dreamed of
But you know theyâre gonna be okay
Itâs not a bad part after all now
In a film called âHometown, USAâ