At least the house stays warm when it's ten below
And Sarah's cooking in the front room to the morning show and
When it's over I'll clean the gutters and I'll rehearse the news
Then I'll burn out and look at you
What else is there to do?
Except to throw the hammer around
Since the plant closed down
There's not much to do now but we keep trying anyhow
Like walking the abandoned roads I used to grind
Well now you get me overtime
Next year I'll do us right
Hard as silver, hair like pine
I'm fine loving you all the time
Let's sing that worn song just one more time
And I'll shine
Like the lights of a town in decline
The lights of a town in decline
I'll bring candles, we can celebrate
The paper plates are fine
Yeah we had no money and paid no mind, you know how this one ends
The road wasn't closed and the country seemed open
Then we had kids
I told a friend in need stay poor in all but company
And you'll be fine, you'll be fine
We did not mean to stay here, it did not fit our pride
But nothing you could say to me could make me leave this town behind
I'm going out, I'm taking you with me
I'm gonna climb the road salt pile on Bridge Street
It's a beauty, well
Happy Birthday, Sarah Lee
Hard as silver, hair like pine
I'm fine loving you all the time
Let's sing that worn song just one more time
And I'll shine
Like the lights of a town in decline
The lights of a town in decline
I'll bring candles, we can celebrate
The paper plates are fine