[Verse 1]
The cops showed up at a eleven oh six
With the FBI in their black Crown Vics
They cuffed coach Martin with his face in the ground
Neighbors say he got off a couple of rounds
Hundred thousand dollars in an old suitcase
He had a green house in his crawl space

[Chorus]
When the lights come on in a sleepy little town
There ain't no secrets when the truth comes out
And everybody knows 'cause the word gets 'round
When the lights come on in a sleepy little town

[Verse 2]
Stereotypical preacher's wife
Everybody loved her, she was so nice
Never told a soul about the things he did
'Til she took a bottle to the back of his head
They say she simply told 911
"He deserved what I just done"

[Chorus]
When the lights come on in a sleepy little town
There ain't no secrets when the truth comes out
And everybody knows 'cause the word gets around
When the lights come on in a sleepy little town
Whoa ooh oh whoa oh oh sleepy little town
[Verse 3]
Now everybody's proud of Mary Lou
She had a full ride to a private school
Gonna be a doctor or a lawyer someday
She's 17 and three months late
We all thought that she'd never been kissed
But she doesn't know who the daddy is

[Chorus]
When the lights come on in a sleepy little town
There ain't no secrets when the truth comes out
And everybody knows 'cause the word gets around
When the lights come on in a sleepy little town
Whoa ooh oh oh oh, Whoa ooh oh oh oh, Whoa ooh oh oh oh sleepy little town
Whoa ooh oh oh oh, Whoa ooh oh oh oh, Whoa ooh oh oh oh sleepy little town
Whoa ooh oh oh oh, whoa ooh oh ooh, sleepy little town