I'd swear there was a wall Around my hometown Preserving all the kids Their tenderness and faith I wanna let it pass by Although it's true to say That was gone long ago I'm far away now I got caught in a job And it's no relief to think I might go back They're not that good anyway And now I'm leaving New England With the red sky in my side-mirror I'm off the river That's where all the work gets down But it was you that made me I'm your son I got a phone call late yesterday I couldn't make out the voice It came from so far away And it brought to me impatience That kept around for days I'm off the river That's where all the work gets down But it was you that made me I'm your son