Song Description

A small town is dying, small businesses are closing. The storyteller has no choice but to leave, in hopes of finding employment and a future far from the hometown that is economically bereft.

Lyrics

I work at security
From 6pm til 2
It ain't what I'm good at
It's just what I do
I'm up again at 7
With the morning school bell
But it don't really bother me
Cause I don't sleep too well

(Chorus)
Walking down a dead end called Main Street
My feet don't make a sound
On this cracked and broken concrete
There's no future to be found
Gonna walk out on my own two feet
And leave this dying little town
'Cause when you're walking on a dead end called Main Street
You gotta turn around

Bobbie pours me coffee
Says her oldest has caught on fire
Got picked up by the cops again
On Maple Street and Briar
Her babies are in grade school
And her husband's G-d knows where
And she don't find no solace
In knowing life ain't fair

(Chorus)

(Bridge)
I would build a road and bridge
And store fronts if I could
But trying to save this town
Takes more than just asphalt and wood

The sporting goods sign in neon
Once made Lee so proud
But "Going Out of Business"
Is what the hand-written sign says now
I think I'll take me one last walk
And stop into his store
And buy some brand new sneakers
Before they close their doors
'Cause everything's half-price today
But Lee and I have learned
When he locks up for one last time
There's no place to return

(Chorus)