When you’re growing up in Pescara
when you’re growing up in Pescara
when you’re growing up in Pescara
you say, no one famous ever came from here
When you’re growing up in Pescara
and you’re having a nervous breakdown
and you think that you’ll never escape it
yourself or the place that you live
Where did Picasso come from
there’s no Michelangelo coming from Pittsburgh
if art is the tip of the iceberg
I’m the part sinking below
When you’re growing up in Pescara
bad skin, bad eyes, gay and fatty
people look at you funny
when you’re in Pescara
My father worked in construction
it’s not something for which I’m suited
oh, what is something for which you are suited
getting out of here
I hate being odd in Pescara
if they stare let them stare in New York City
as this pink eyed painting albino
how far can my fantasy go
I’m no Dali coming from Pittsburgh
no adorable lisping Capote
my hero, oh, do you think I could meet him
I’d camp out at his front door
There is only one good thing about Pescara
there is only one good use for Pescara
there is only one good thing about Pescara
you know that you want to get out
When you’re growing up in Pescara
you know you’ll grow down in Pescara
there is only one good use for Pescara
You hate it and you’ll know you have to leave
- libero adattamento molecolare di “Smalltown”, canzone di apertura dell’album “Songs for Drella” di Lou Reed & John Cale (SiRe, 2003) -
