Mill Towns

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 streetlights
 Hear the creakin' of the cables
 On the cage as it's lowered down
 Hard edged stories from the streets of the mining town
 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 at 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
 Don't follow me in, boys
 Don't follow me in, boys
 Don't follow me in, boys
 Don't follow me down
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 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
 Don't follow me in, boys (don't follow me in)
 Don't follow me in, boys (don't follow me in)
 Don't follow me in, boys (don't follow me in)
 Don't follow me down
 Don't follow me in, boys (don't follow me in)
 Don't follow me in, boys (don't follow me in)
 Don't follow me in, boys (don't follow me in)
 Don't follow me down