Mill Towns Lyrics

Heard a voice call down

From the lonesome north

Singin� songs of the work and worth

Hard edged stories from

The hard rock towns

I can picture Saturday night

Tires squealin� from the main street lights

Hear the crackin� of the cables

On the cage as it�s lowered down

Hard edged stories from

The streets of the mining town



Chorus:

Don�t follow me in boys

Don�t follow me in boys

Don�t follow me in boys

Don�t follow me down



I was raised by the seaway side

Staring out a the river wide

Rode my bike up the bridge

Looked back at the paper mill

Through the windows I�d try and see

What the future held for the likes of me

I can hear the shift change siren still

In the seaway city by the stacks

Of the paper mill



Chorus:



And the towns that rose with the mines and mills

Watch the future pass

Like they�re standin� still

And the kids all leave

Like light when the sun goes down

When you go back now

And you walk the streets

There�s parking lots

Where the buildings used to be

Night still falls

But it doesn�t make a sound

Long shadows fall

On the streets of the cold mill towns



Chorus (x2)