River Winding

River winding through this mill town
 My hometown is dark by four
 Winter coming, the mills have long shut down
 No one's working anymore
 I drove by McDonalds and a long line was followed
 From a posting today of a job
 River winding through the darkness
 Always to rise and fall
 River winding, you wouldn't believe
 How many souls were glued right here
 Winter coming, everyone's got shoes
 But no one knows how to get through the year
 I drove by my high school
 And the students are so few now
 So many families have left
 River winding through the darkness
 Sometimes cursed and sometimes blessed
 River winding, sparkling in the moonlight
 Cleaner than it's been
 But the main street store fronts are mostly empty now
 Hand written signs, space for rent
 I drove by the factories and the windows were broken
 Where the lights used to be always on
 River winding through the darkness
 Always to move along, along