Lyrics

That’s where my mama brought me home
She carried me up those pinewood steps
135 ounces and wailing to wake the dead
That’s where the trolley came past
Right down the middle of Mountain Avenue
We used stand and dive away at our mettle’s last proof

That was my boneheaded youth
Happened right under that dovetailed roof
I often wonder who’s living there now and if they know
They’re living with my ghost

But the trolley stopped running a long time ago
The bell won’t ring, and the horn won’t blow
Anywhere again but in my memory now, I know
So take me one more time to Magnolia Boulevard
We’ll take the long way home through the park
Then load up the car
Cause I need a new start

That’s where she chucked my heart
During the homecoming song
Do we ever recover or just carry on?
We accumulate scars
They resonate most at their home
You spend enough time in a town and there’s nowhere to go

And the trolley stopped running a long time ago
The bell won’t ring, and the horn won’t blow
Anywhere again but in my memory now, I know
So take me one more time to Magnolia Boulevard
We’ll take the long way home through the park
Then load up the car

Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh

So take me one last time to Magnolia Boulevard
We’ll take the long way home through the park
Then load up the car

Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh