Slaid Cleaves - At Christmastime Lyrics

I stayed in town too long I guess
I can't afford regrets
I saw the writing on the wall

We all pinned our hopes upon
The politician's song
But all is silent in the empty union hall

Was a time, when factories hummed
Enough for everyone
We didn't notice what we had

Today I'll drive to the Dollar Tree
I work from 8 to 3
And then nursing home, to check on Mom and Dad

Sister married, moved out west
Took the civil service test
Delivers bills and junk mail
On the streets of the big city now

Younger brother joined the Corps
And on deployment number four
Took some shrapnel in his knee
And puts up with the pain somehow

And as for those who moved away
I wonder if they'd say
They think about this place they left behind

This old house is all that's left
A family once so blessed
The memories echo off the walls at Christmastime
The memories echo off the walls at Christmastime