A TOWN LIKE THIS

THEY SHUT DOWN THE STEELMILL,TORE UP THE RAILWAY TRACKS
THERES NO WORK AROUND FOR MILES AND YOU KNOW ITS NEVER COMING BACK
BRICKED UP WINDOWS AND BOARDED UP DOORS

FOR SALE SIGNS AND SECOND HAND STORES
THERES NOTHING FOR A BOY TO DO IN A TOWN LIKE THIS

A TOWN LIKE THIS

I REMEMBER BACK WHEN I WAS A BOY

WALKING LIKE A MAN
EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT WE’D HIT TOWN

GO SEE A ROCK AND ROLL BAND
WELL THE MONEY DRIED UP SO THE BANDS DON’T COME ,

THERES NOTHING LEFT TO HIDE NOWHERE LEFT TO RUN
THERES NOTHING FOR A BOY TO DO IN A TOWN LIKE THIS
A TOWN LIKE THIS

CAN YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT WITH YOUR POCKETS OF GOLD?
ARE YOU WAITING FOR THE JUDGEMENT DAY?
THERES A WHOLE BOOK OF SECRETS JUST WAITING TO BE TOLD
SOMEONE’S GOT A PRICE TO PAY

ARCADES AND LOAN SHARKS TURNING ALL THE GOOD TO BAD
THE TOWNS ON ITS KNEES AND THEY,RE STILL TAKING ALL THAT WE HAVE
ANOTHER DAY OLDER THE HOLE GETS DEEPER,

SITTING BY THE RIVER ON A RAILWAY SLEEPER
THERES NOTHING FOR A BOY TO DO, IN A TOWN LIKE THIS

A TOWN LIKE THIS

SLEEPING ALL DAY DRINKING ALL NIGHT

WATCHING ALL THE OLD VIDEOS
THE SIGN ON THE WINDOW SAYS DANCING TONIGHT
THE SIGN ON THE DOOR SAYS CLOSED

THEY SPENT MILLIONS ON A BRIDGE, MOVED THE MAIN HIGHWAY MILES AWAY
AND OLD MISTER BATES TOOK A DIVE OFF THE DOCK THAT DAY
TEARS AT THE FUNERAL ,MIXING WITH THE FEARS,

LIFEBLOOD OF THE TOWN NOW DON’T EVER COME NEAR
THERES NOTHING FOR A BOY TO DO , IN A TOWN LIKE THIS
A TOWN LIKE THIS

A TOWN LIKE THIS