this is why you left home (rewrite 1)

over back fences

neighbors are talking

and they're discussing you

spreading rumors

and chicken squawking

none of it is true

but that's entertainment

in this little town

judging somebody

and knocking them down

and it's your turn

this time around

it's everything you've known

this is why you left home

on the internet

computer screen

old friends are guessing

where you're going

where you've been

you find it so depressing

but that's what it was like

where you grew up

it made you wonder

it made you tough

but now you're just tired

enough is enough

sadly, the seeds are sown

this is why you left home

wake up in a new town

smile a new smile

this is where you live

so many memories

since you were a child

so much to forgive

tuning out people

who make you upset

who dismiss your future

and feed your regrets

you often remember

but try to forget

the ones who turned to stone

this is why you left home