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Population 216
 
There's a town -- a little lakeside town called Padenville
There's a sign that they got on the courthouse lawn
Says "215" for every woman, child, and man there
But there's a line through the five that's been spray painted on
And by that line through the five sprayed in fire engine red
That same someone went and wrote a six instead

Now the sign says "Welcome--Welcome To Padenville"
"Where Life Is So Sweet"
Yeah the sign says, "Welcome--Welcome to Padenville"
"Population 216"

There's a can -- a can of spray paint in my pocket
And I know they're gonna figure out it's me
And they won't be too happy at the courthouse
But someday I'll pay, just you wait and see
Oh, but how could I be blamed, when you'd do the same yourself?
Oh, believe me, if you felt the way I felt

Now the sign says "Welcome--Welcome To Padenville"
"Where Life Is So Sweet"
Yeah the sign says, "Welcome--Welcome to Padenville"
"Population 216"

'Cause look at that little pink blanket
Look at those little cute hands
And the name on the little wristband that says she's mine
I hold her up to the nursery window so she can see the sign

And the sign says "Welcome--Welcome To Padenville"
And oh... ain't she sweet?
Yeah the sign says, "Welcome--Welcome to Padenville"
"Population 216"



Copyright Jeffrey L. Stillman