River winding through this mill town
My hometown is dark by Four
Winter coming, the mills have long shut down and
No one's working anymore
And I drove by McDonalds
And a long line just followed
From a posting today for a job
River winding through the darkness
Always to rise and fall
River winding, you wouldn't believe
How many souls were glued right here
Winter coming, everyone's got shoes but
No one knows how to get through the year
When I drove by my high school
And the students are so few now
So many families have left
River winding through the darkness
Sometimes cursed and sometimes blessed
River winding, sparkling in the moonlight
Cleaner than it's been
But the main street store fronts are mostly empty now
Hand written signs, 'Space For Rent'
And I drove by the factories
And the windows were broken
Where the lights used to be always on
River winding through the darkness
Always to move along, along