Little Boom Town Lyrics

I grew up in a little boom town

Just outside the city lines

All the people came and left us

Just as soon as it went dry

And the kids went off to college

To go work on their degrees

And the farms are long forgotten

Like the passing tumbleweeds

This little world keeps spinning round

Like the old turning plow

And these worn hands, broke and bound

Those old ways don't matter now

I went back to the little boom town

Just to walk the city streets

Saw the stores all boarded up now

Couldn't find a place to eat

And the houses were all empty

And the grass was overgrown

I looked into the broken windows

My reflection was alone

This little world keeps spinning round

Like the old turning plow

And these worn hands, broke and bound

Those old ways don't matter now