verse 1
Now, the railroad came generations ago
And the town grew up, as the crops did grow
And the crops grew well, and the town did, too
They say it's dying now and there ain't a thing we can do
I don't have to read the news or hear it on the radio
I see it in the faces of everyone I know
The cost goes up, what we made comes down
What's gonna happen to our little town?
Interlude
verse 2
The summer's full of thunder, the kids run and play
Mama got a new wrinkle, Papa ain't got much to say
Rust grows along the railroad track
The young folks leave, they don't come back
And I don't have to read the news or hear it on the radio
I see it in the faces of everyone I know
The boards go up, the signs come down
And what's gonna happen to our little town?
Interlude
verse 3
Tom lost his farm, and we lost Tom
He left in the night, I don't know where he's gone
What he'd lost, he just couldn't face
What we're losing, it can't be replaced
And I don't have to read the news or hear it on the radio
I see it in the faces of everyone I know
The reason we're here, is the farms around
So what's gonna happen to our little town?
Interlude
verse 4
We've seen hard times many times before
Maybe this whole thing is just one more
It never was perfect, maybe no one's to blame
To see it die like this, it's a goddamn shame
And I don't have to read the news or hear it on the radio
I see it in the faces of everyone I know
The sun comes up, the sun goes down
But what's gonna happen to our little town?
Outro