Intro
Verse 1
They Built A Plant By The River In The Winter Of ′25
Word Got Around 'Bout The Promise Of A Better Life
People Flooded In From Miles Around
They Said A Man Can Make A Living When He′S Living In A Textile Town
Verse 2
Production Never Stops, Man She Ran Like A Top Day And Night
The Banks And The Money Rolled In And The Town Came Alive
The Houses And The Hope Went Up And The Interest Went Down
They'd Never Seen Living Like Living In A Textile Town
Chorus
Most Good Things Have A Bitter End
Nothing Lasts Forever No Matter How You Wish It Did
Time's Got A Way Of Turning Things Upside Down
But Man You Should′Ve Seen It Back When It Was A Textile Town
Instrumental Break
Chorus
Most Good Things Have A Bitter End
Nothing Lasts Forever No Matter How You Wish It Did
Time's Got A Way Of Turning Things Upside Down
But Man You Should′Ve Seen It Back When It Was A Textile Town
Verse 3
The Only Thing Open Here Now Is The Hardware Store
They Sell Hammers And Lumber But Nobody′S Building Nothing No More
Got A Part-Time Cop Who Works Nights At The Truck Stop
'Cause Nothing Ever Really Goes Down
Even Crime Don′T Pay These Days In A Textile Town
Man You Should've Seen It Back When It Was A Textile Town
Outro
