It's the 42nd parallel But half of this bar They talk like they're from somewhere else With a fake southern drawl It's like I turned the AM dial Sliding through to get a beer I'll stick around a little while But I don't wanna be long here

They fly the rebel flag in Michigan They're born with the right Grandkids of militiamen Bred for the fight I hear these villains playing victim Though they're falling on deaf ears The same words sounded different Back when I belonged here Those same words sounded different Back when I belonged here

I knew these men as kids When I was like 'em myself Righteous with an ignorance Unknown to itself But gravity took over I saw a world beyond this sphere If it'd pulled me closer I still might belong here

Instead, I came back every Christmas Bit my tongue till it bled Felt my closest grow distant As their blue blood went red Felt 'em recognize a stranger Too far gone to draw in near Didn't notice I was changing Till I didn't belong here Didn't notice I was changing Till I didn't belong here

Now, I'm drunk under the glimmer Of a thousand more stars And they'll go red as they grow dimmer Till they're lost to the dark I'll be restless in my searching As heaven disappears Man, I used to be so certain Back when I belonged here

So here's to every nowhere village To the dark-hidden stars To the places god no longer visits Or sends his regards I left here for a reason Way back then it wasn't clear With some distance now I see it I don't wanna belong here With some distance now I see it I don't wanna belong here