It's closing time the boys are all together at the bar 
Staring in their glasses 
Looks like another layoff at the yard 
 
Yesterday I heard union hall come down 
They hit it with a wrecking ball 
And they try but nothing changes in this town 
 
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