77 Apes - Tracks of the Line

We were born within hours of each other, girl
In the hospital on the county line
And our grandparents knew each other for years
They were working down there in the mine
We partners all through grade school
Science projects and the Farmer's Day
When you skinned your knees at the playground
I was the first to make sure you're OK
Yeah I was playing for the high school team
You were cheering for me every night
We'd stay out passed the curfew and
We'd drink beer
Make love
Get high
On the tracks of the line
Now I'm working at the mill like my dad
And you're down there at the general store
But since they closed the factory down
Y'know the people don't come round no more
Yeah we're all out looking for the same old thing
An honest living and a decent wage
But with the megamall out on the interstate
Yeah the people they're just moving away
The factories closed and the sidewalk rolled up
The people they're just losing their minds
'Cuz there ain't much left to do round here
'Cept drink beer
Play cards
Get high
On the tracks of the line
Now we're standing on the clinic steps
As you finish you third set of ninety days
And the judge said the kids can come back around
For supervised visits and play
Yeah I that I've seen you and your troubles girl
With the needle, the bottle and the pills
But I'll be by your side until the end of time
Because I love you, and I always will
Yeah businesses gone, the sidewalk's rolled up
Yeah the people they got nothing but time
'Cuz there ain't much left to do round here
'Cept drink beer
Get high
Get high
On the tracks of the line
Now mister or miss corporate executive
With your office way up there in the sky
Won't you come on down and visit my home town
And see how the working families get by
Yeah I know you got your own mouths to feed
We're all looking after kith and kin
But a few short steps on our Main Street and see
We got a lot more to lose than to win
Yeah the offshore profits they sure our great
Yeah looks like everybody's doing just fine
Cuz there ain't much left to do round here
'Cept get high
Get high
Get high
On the tracks of the line

Written by:
Gary Aronsen

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