She screamed aloud Where had life gone Packed her bags And set out for it She'd taken her life down the coast To taste the dreams of every teen Soon enough she got lost in it Sometimes this town can't be won Sometimes you can't go home He had breezed along He'd always won Sure enough he could make it there He'd taken his life down the coast He chased the lines He chased the boys Oh you know he got lost in it Sometimes this town can't be won Sometimes it drowns its young They'd taken their lives down the coast They'd taken their lives down the coast Now they're gone Can't go home Down the coast Down the coast Down the coast Can't go home Can't go home