Small Town

Living in a small town ain't what it used to be Living in a small town there's nobody here but me What's not closed down has been shifted out They just couldn't hang on They closed the store, post office and the petrol pump Then they closed the school The primary school There was Mike and Jenny and their three kids Share milking Donnelly's land But four scorched summers and another on the way The dream of a farm was gone Fewer jobs fed fewer mouths Fewer families came They closed the store, post office and the petrol pump Then they closed the school The primary school When Barry and Jan shifted into town they hadn't been married long He drove for Taylors Trucking she did the books from home The boss held on for as long as he could Colin Taylor was good man But when he locked the gate for the very last time we never saw them again They closed the store, post office and the petrol pump Then they closed the school Our primary school Tokomaru Opiki Makerua These are my small towns Growin' up in the Horowhenua