THIS TOWN
Elton John



It's closing time the boys are all together at th bar
staring in their glasses looks like another lay off at the yard
 
Yesterday I heard the union hall come down
they hit it with a wrecking ball
and they try but nothing changes in this town
 
chorus:
cap in hand stood in line
your family ties are the chains that bind
the endless wheel goes round and round
chances are you'll never leave this town.
oh oh no
 
Like a river now the empty streets are flooded out with rain
it's falling on the playground
while the kids get wet playing the same old games
 
Locked away so many things remind them of war
they tap the pavement with their canes
the good old days ain't so good no more
 
chorus:
 
Cap in hand stood in line
your family ties are the chains that bind
the endless wheel goes round and round
chances are you'll never leave this town
oh oh no
 
repeat chorus








(Contributed by Marina Corbesir - October 2008)