Letter In The Mail

[Intro] / / / / / / / [Verse 1] If I could go  down  now While the whole town is sleeping See the sun creeping    up On the hill    yeah I know the river and the railroad Would run through the valley still        [Verse 2]    I guess it never was much    to look at Just a one-horse town     The kind of place young people Want to leave today         Store fronts     pretty much boarded up Main Street pretty much closed down                               [Verse 3] Oh the church bell still rings on Sunday     Old folks still go    The young ones listen on the radio   Saturday night Nothing but a stray dog Running wild like no  -  body’s child              [Chorus] And little by little      light after light that’s how it died      They say you never go home again that’s no lie    It’s like a letter in the mail   to a brother in jail It’s a matter of time Until you can do a little bit better time                            Doesn’t it good to believe                   sometimes?           [Verse 4] It used to be part      of the heartland Awful proud and strong But deep deep down   Peaceful and serene          When people used to talk about the country That’s what they used to mean        [Verse 5] I might go down come the weekend Go on my own Drop off Annie and the baby Maybe drive alone         Pay my last respects to a time That has all but gone              [Verse 6]     We said Mama come look at the mountain The fire in the sky   It’s lit up like the Fourth of July   The mill burning down The jobs leaving town The trains rolling by               [Chorus] And little by little light after light that’s how it died   They say you never go home again now that’s no lie   It’s like a letter in the mail to a brother in jail It’s a matter of time   Until you can do a little bit better time no no no                [Outro] / /   / /   / /   / /   /