Mercydale

Go to the town of Mercydale
Town of Robin, Blue Jay and Quail
Got Cherry Pies that'll never fail
From an orchard where the sun always gleams

Smilin' faces, happy crowd
The sound of cheer is ringin' loud
The sky is blue, not a single cloud
But it's a basket full of broken dreams

Bessie once wore the finest chef's dress
But her Smorgasbord got shuffled into a mess
In the end she had to settle for less
So she wound up living here

Rob once had a hotel
For a few years, it did quite well
But all his success went straight to hell
When the only thing for Continental Breakfast
Was a few warm beers

It makes me wonder
How, at the sound rain and thunder
Water goes rushing down the drain
Why would you waste your days
Shielding yourself from the sun's bright rays
Head on down to Mercydale, get a Mellow Milkshake
And wash away the pain

If in Mercydale you should ever stop
Take a look upon the endless fields of growing crop
Instead of being gold, as if they're at the top
A dull silver is the corn

Bartenders can tell you bout their glory days
About beer and a pale white haze
You give em enough Scotch, you get their number of lays
And their secret stash of porn

Keep up a trend, young couples in love
Take your vows, never thinking of
How time leads to push and shove
If you find love a losing game

Here, the only winner seems to be a joke
Let's laugh at the bar, and chug our rum and Coke
While he goes out and lights up a smoke
At least he never needed someone to blame

If in Mercydale, you should live in a box
To get into town, you have to walk two blocks
And like everyone else, you get to punch the clocks
And boss forgives you if you're late

You go on home, you're feelin' pretty beat
You go and heat yourself something to eat
And at midnight, your cycle repeats
And you think your life is so great

It makes me wonder
How, at the sound rain and thunder
Lives go rushing down the drain
Why would you waste your days
Shielding yourself from the sun's bright rays
Head on down to Mercydale, get a Mellow Milkshake
And wash away the pain

Now Mercydale is the hollow ground
If it's there you go, you better look around
For the next train bound for out of town