He said he thought he loved her, she said she thought the same
They both thought and said that love was grand
They traded rings, took each others names, they stood smiling hand in hand
They hung paintings in their living room
They stacked dishes on their shelves
Ate their dinner to the television news
Shook their heads in disbelief and mumbled to themselves
He sold real estate, she taught school
On Sunday night they’d sit and plan their week
They raised their children well they posted rules
And read them headlines of criminals and freaks
They rented movies in their evening hours
And walked a couple miles over lunch
Bought their holidays from shops in glossy paper bags
Paid their debts and laid their bets on saviors by the bunch
And all the whistles blow, all the bells begin to chime
Rushing to and fro, mumbling pleasant rhymes in PleasantVille
In PleasantVille
They made money, so they bought stock
They paid the monthly balance on their credits cards
They built a garden wall out of chiseled block
And laid a walkway through the yard
The dressed the children in their Sunday best
They all drove to counseling once a week
Where they wept on the sofa with their hankies in their hands
And nodded their heads, and stared at their feet
But they still couldn’t sleep at night so they took pills
Then laid and worried in the dark
And finally dreamt of swollen streams and contagious ills
And of runaways and perverts, mingling in the park
They took vacations near the ocean air
And sat by the hour on their beds
And watched the dirty water break along the dirty shore
Bit their tongues and pointed guns at devils in their heads
And all the whistles blow, all the bells begin to chime
Faces all aglow, mumbling pleasant rhymes in PleasantVille
In PleasantVille
Changing our behaviors, peeking at the neighbors
Navigating dangers, castigating failures
Advertising mangers, masturbating jailers
Sanitizing favors, notarizing waivers
Contemplating razors, and laying bets on saviors here, here in PleasantVille
Here in PleasantVille
Acoustic rhythm guitar, lead and background vocals: Steve Carlson
Acoustic rhythm guitar: Dan Sebranek
Electric guitars: Jordan Grunow
Piano: Jen Jones
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