Somewhere In the West

There’s nothing left in this old town

There’s been no work since the mill closed down

The shopfronts they’re all boarded up

I watched this town run out of luck

We ain’t got no time for the government

All we have is heaven sent

So I drink a beer just to forget

I can’t move on my ways are set

I remember when summers were hot

We’d hang around by the ice cream shop

Go swimming by the water tower

Make it home after the midnight hour

Mum was left to raise the kids

She tried her best she always did

She’d clothe us, put shoes on our feet

She’d skip a meal so we could eat

Now I sit here all alone

Waiting by the telephone

It’s disconnected it won’t ring

There’s a faded photo of the king

I’m drinking now to numb the pain

I know I’ll never feel again

Oxy pills and cigarettes

Soon time to leave but not just yet

I draw the curtains and dim the lights

The clock is ticking maybe tonight

To put myself to the test

You’ll find me somewhere in the west

I will never leave you

I’ll always be there

Never gonna leave this town

I ain’t going nowhere