Lyrics:
Heard a voice call downFrom the lonesome northSingin' songs of the work and worthHard edged stories fromThe hard rock townsI can picture Saturday nightTires squealin' from the main street lightsHear the crackin' of the cablesOn the cage as it's lowered downHard edged stories fromThe streets of the mining townChorus:Don't follow me in boysDon't follow me in boysDon't follow me in boysDon't follow me downI was raised by the seaway sideStaring out a the river wideRode my bike up the bridgeLooked back at the paper millThrough the windows I'd try and seeWhat the future held for the likes of meI can hear the shift change siren stillIn the seaway city by the stacksOf the paper millChorus:And the towns that rose with the mines and millsWatch the future passLike they're standin' stillAnd the kids all leaveLike light when the sun goes downWhen you go back nowAnd you walk the streetsThere's parking lotsWhere the buildings used to beNight still fallsBut it doesn't make a soundLong shadows fallOn the streets of the cold mill townsChorus (x2)