Clarify This Verse by Foreigner

It was a Monday, a day like any other day. We left a small town like an apple in decay? Ok, what are they really singing in he opening lines to “Long Way from Home”? - Jinx

The line is …

“I left a small town, for the Apple in decay.”

He went to New York City.

Oh, gotcha! Thanks, Jack! See, I really don’t know Jack! :smiley:
I just want to be a Juke Box hero… :wink: - Jinx