[Verse 1]
Over dale and over hills
I'll take you through the cotton mills
To the ginnels where we played
And where our friendships all were made

[Chorus]
Still they came and tore them down
And now we live in Anytown
Anytown
Oh, they came and tore it down
Now this place could be Anytown
Anytown

[Verse 2]
Can't forget and won't forgive
The places we've been forced to live
Sticks and stones may break my bones
But rather that than live alone

[Chorus]
For they came and tore it down
And now we live in Anytown
Oh, they came and tore it down
And now this place could be Anytown, hey
[Verse 3]
Rags to riches, that's a lie
For some things money just can't buy
Thicker than water blood may be
And comfort still brings misery

[Chorus]
For they came and tore it down
And now we live in Anytown
Anytown
Oh, they came and tore it down
And now this place could be Anytown
Anytown
For they came and tore it down
And now we live in Anytown, hey
Oh, they came and tore it down
And now this place could be Anytown
(Summer in the driving rain)
Anytown
(I can hear the Oldham train)
Hell they came and tore it down
And now this place could be Anytown
(Summer in the driving rain)
Oh
(I can hear the Oldham train)
They took the heart when they ripped it down
And in its place sent Anytown
(Summer in the driving rain)
Anytown
(I can hear the Oldham train)
And they took the heart when they ripped it down
And in its place sent Anytown
(Summer in the driving rain)
Anytown
(I can hear the Oldham train)