Olive Branch, Mississippi
Olive Branch is a city in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 33,484 at the 2010 census, up from 21,054 at the 2000 census. Olive Branch is a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee, and is part of the Memphis Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region that consists of three counties in southwest Tennessee, five counties in northwest Mississippi, and two counties in eastern Arkansas. From 1990 to 2010 Olive Branch was the fastest growing city in the United States, with a growth rate of 838%. Along with other rapidly growing suburbs in DeSoto County, Olive Branch attributes most of its growth and development to the exodus of large numbers of middle-class families from central Memphis.
Geography and climate
Olive Branch is located at 34°57′47″N 89°50′30″W / 34.96306°N 89.84167°W / 34.96306; -89.84167 (34.963007, -89.841627) in northeastern DeSoto County, at the junction of U.S. Route 78, and State Highways 302 (known locally as Goodman Road) and 305 (Germantown Road/Cockrum Street). Via US 78 it is 22 miles (35 km) northwest to the center of Memphis.
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Far Lights
by: Used Cars(N. Bottini)
When I was six years old, I used to reach that road
And when the sun went down, I could see those far lights glowin'
I stood there for a while, then I went back to my house
Thinkin' about the far lights
The people in this town, walk starin' at the ground
I had nothin' to say, so I went to watch those lights
And then a friend of mine, he told me "it's just another town"
I said "I don't believe you !"
But I've never been so brave to check if he was right
So I'm wanderin' around
Watchin' trucks passin' by
Never gonna hitch a ride
To the far lights
A sad blue neon light, is shinin' in this bar
And when she came inside, she spoke with sparklin' eyes
She asked about those lights, they told her "it's a town"
She cried "I don't believe you !"
So I took her hand and then we ran outside
In a breathless run
We went straight to the roadside
We were tryin' to hitch a ride
To the far lights
At the city limits sign, I felt she had a start
Her hand slipped off from mine, and she whispered "goodbye"
And when I turned around, she was no more in sight
I thought "I must believe it !"
Took a deep breath then I kept on with my ride
In a breathless run
I kept runnin' straight on
Still hitchin' a ride
To the far lights
I ran lookin' ahead
All along the roadside
I was tryin' to hitch a ride