Suburban Paradise

Taking a walk through my town
It seems real to me
Don't know where I am going
Or if I'm asleep
But I see the signs, the cars, the trees
The streetlights that roam
And I know
I will never leave my home

This is the place we've made our friends
Where we've made our lives
And picnics, shows and parties mend
Mistakes on first date nights
The church, the bench above the park
The study library
I know everything by heart
Just like I know me

And if we ever had to leave
We'd keep our heads held high above the ground
As if we'd ever believe
That anything's better than this

There's something in this town for me
There's something calling out to me
It's my paradise

The neighbours up mowing their lawn
At the crack of dawn
Shook awake to go to school
My mum is so uncool
Every atom helps create
This suburban life
And it's so damn straight
And it's so damn right

I've walked these streets a million times
In the beginning and the end
Sometimes alone, sometimes with friends
But it'll never change
It's a circle of streets
Takes you anywhere
And it's all anyone needs
Paradise is here

And if we ever had to leave
We'd keep our heads held high above the ground
As if we'd ever believe
That anything's better than this

This town made me, I'm what it made
And that's exactly what I'll say
To anyone who says
Greater things outside await
Cause there's something in this town for me
It's my paradise

But some day, we'll find something more
And we'll leave our home