Mercy

I sit atop this parking garage as town folk meddle about
 Most of my young life spent in this place
 It's been a few long months since A.K. got shut down
 The last coil signed with all their names
 My mother found out yesterday she's to find another job
 I guess the stock of Mercy is down
 I've been looking for a way, an excuse will do just fine
 To get out of this God-forsaken town
 But it's on the horizon
 The change has come to be
 The city lights will make a man of me
 There ain't nothing in this town
 That hasn't been shut down
 Or soon to be headed that way
 But it all dies in the end, so what's it matter anyway
 They used to come in droves, or so I've been told
 Way back in the golden days
 But all that's left here now is all but burned out
 Empty promises were made to break
 A new company comes to town, they put a shovel in the ground
 And swear to be a savior to our place
 And they finally got their funds, doesn't matter where they're from
 Another company lie right to our face
 But it's on the horizon
 The change has come to be
 The city lights will make a man of me
 There ain't nothing in this town
 That hasn't been shut down
 Or soon to be headed that way
 But it all dies in the end, so what's it matter anyway
 I sit atop this parking garage, looking over at Ohio
 Lord, I don't want to leave her out to dry
 But she's gasping for air and there ain't no air to spare
 She'll be gone before the morning light
 But it's on the horizon
 The change has come to be
 The city lights will make a man of me
 There ain't nothing in this town
 That hasn't been shut down
 Or soon to be headed that way
 But it all dies in the end, so what's it matter anyway
 Yeah it all dies in the end, so what's it matter anyway