Nobody Goes Back To Camden

rock candy suckers from the souvenir shop
summertime and picnic sides
and scenery you can’t see on tv
riverbank fishing and ferris wheel rides

and you, you’re the reason
nobody goes back to camden
i often wonder if camden’s doing alright

sunburned kisses ‘round a campground fire
cigarette smoke in the air
i never told you i was going anywhere
and you never told me you cared

i hope you know you are the reason
nobody goes back to camden
i can’t help but wonder how camden’s doing tonight

we were too young then and you had a way of hiding yourself
you stood tall like the statue of stonewall jackson the day i left

you’re the reason
nobody goes back to camden
the girls are ashamed and the men aren’t the same
when they meet you, they don’t go back to camden
i guess it ain’t that great anyway, just a middle-class getaway

i often wonder if camden is doing alright
i can’t help but wonder how camden’s doing tonight