Well they finally put that red light up in the heart of town
Took the stop sign down, it was shot up anyhow
One night I ran right through it in my Chevrolet
Both police cars came, but I got away

It was a boomtown back in´62, ´til the coal ran out
And a drought came through, and they dammed the river
That we all used to fish
Population 405 and I made it 404 one night
And left the city limit sign layin´ in the ditch
Run plumb over it, leavin´ Metropolis

Well, I found myself in a big high-rise with a concrete yard
It ain´t safe after dark, guess this ol´ boy drove too far
Met a girl, fell in love, got married and she´s due in May
Says we´re gonna need more space, I said I know just the place

Where we can walk down to the country store
And we won´t even have to lock our door
We can still get air and water there for free
She said that sounds good to me

It was a boomtown back in ´62, ´til the coal ran out
And a drought came through, and they dammed the river
That we all used to fish
Poupulation 404 and when we pull in it´ll be 3 more
And there´s a city limit sign layin´ in the ditch
That I need to fix, back in Metropolis
I´m almost in Metropolis
And I´m back in Metropolis