The Green And The Town

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"Now they want something bigger, I'm overwhelmed..." - Finale

The Green And The Town
Released	March 3, 2015
Length	5:06
Previous Track	"The World Is A Marble Heart"
Next Track	"Big Idea"

"The Green And The Town" is the eleventh track on AJR's first album, Living Room.

Lyrics

A year from now, we won't be pretty A year from now, we won't be young But we will live among the giants Before the giants learn the run Now we are the blessed, now we are the strong Take my hand, and let me know that it feels good To feel at home We would sail across the ocean If cloudy skies should take our friends And we will learn from the giants Before the giants learn from them Now we are the blessed, now we are the strong Take my hand, and let me know that it feels good To feel at home What can I say, without a say? We've got a way to go, and what can I do To get back to you, and help us to find a home To search the green and town A year from now, we won't be lovers We'll just be suits and ties and shoes And we will grow without our parents 'cause soon we will be giants too Now we are the blessed, now we are the strong Take my hand, and let me know that it feels good To feel at home What can I say, without a say? We've got a way to go, and what can I do To get back to you, and help us to find a home To search the green and town I will search the green, and I will search the town But I will never find no one like you. [6x]

Audio

• Spotify
• YouTube

AJR - "The Green And The Town" (Official Audio)

The Green And The Town

AJR - The Green and The Town (Official Instrumental)

The Green And The Town (Instrumental)

Videos

• Performances

AJR - The Green And The Town live 11-19-16

Live at House of Blues

AJR - The Green and The Town live in NYC - 3-11-17

Live in NYC

AJR - The Green and The Town Live 8-8-15

Live at Indian Ranch

AJR - The Green and the Town

Live at Webster Hall

Trivia

• This is currently the fourth longest AJR song, beaten by "2085", "Country House", and "My Very First Love Song".
  • Since "Country House" and "My Very First Love Song" were taken down at the release of I'm Ready (EP), the longest songs were not publicly available. This was true until 2085 was released, beating all the songs by over 20 seconds.
• Adam confirmed in an interview that the song is inspired by the poem Aeneid by Virgil, which consists of twelve books.
• The song was released on Ryan's birthday, more precisely when he was turning 21. The theme of the song is consistent with this, since in New York, the age of 21 is the age at which the greatest degree of independence is reached, in legal terms, and the song expresses the desire for the future.