On my mind
I'm thinking of the old times
Never gave much thought 'bout where we're headed
Or if we'd make it far
Man we were just kids
Walking down that same line
Used to break 'neath the chain-link fence to go swim in the reservoir
Now my bills cost more than my wages
And there's nowhere left to live
Things have gotten tough the last few years
Feels like something's gotta give
And I, oh oh oh oh oh
I'm losing heart
I'm losing faith
I'm losing ground
And I, oh oh oh oh oh
Wonder as I look around
What's become of my hometown?
Your mum gave up
And moved you to a new town
We were kids we were mad
And too young to understand
She always worked two jobs
Cost of living got her down
So you're moving to live with your father
For a while
You were the first to go and I watched on
As the others disappeared
Now our childhood homes are lived in
For a couple weeks a year
And I, oh oh oh oh oh
I'm losing heart I'm losing faith
I'm losing ground
And I, oh oh oh oh oh
Wonder as I look around
What's become of my hometown?
My friends down the street
Got their notice last week
Nowhere to buy or rent in this town anymore
So they've gotta leave
They lived here forever
Sent their kids to the school
They worked hard all their life
I'm just trying to make sense of it all
And when the winter falls, all the houses are cold
Half of them are empty and the other half are broke
I still call it my home, I don't see where it ends
I just hope one day I see my friends living round here again
And I, oh oh oh oh oh
I'm losing heart
I'm losing faith
I'm losing ground
And I, oh oh oh oh oh
Wonder as I look around
What's become of my hometown?