Small Town
Living in a small town ain't what it used to be
Living in a small town there's nobody here but me
What's not closed down has been shifted out
They just couldn't hang on
They closed the store, post office and the petrol pump
Then they closed the school
The primary school
There was Mike and Jenny and their three kids
Share milking Donnelly's land
But four scorched summers and another on the way
The dream of a farm was gone
Fewer jobs fed fewer mouths
Fewer families came
They closed the store, post office and the petrol pump
Then they closed the school
The primary school
When Barry and Jan shifted into town they hadn't been married long
He drove for Taylors Trucking she did the books from home
The boss held on for as long as he could
Colin Taylor was good man
But when he locked the gate for the very last time we never saw them again
They closed the store, post office and the petrol pump
Then they closed the school
Our primary school
Tokomaru Opiki Makerua
These are my small towns
Growin' up in the Horowhenua
Living in a small town there's nobody here but me
What's not closed down has been shifted out
They just couldn't hang on
They closed the store, post office and the petrol pump
Then they closed the school
The primary school
There was Mike and Jenny and their three kids
Share milking Donnelly's land
But four scorched summers and another on the way
The dream of a farm was gone
Fewer jobs fed fewer mouths
Fewer families came
They closed the store, post office and the petrol pump
Then they closed the school
The primary school
When Barry and Jan shifted into town they hadn't been married long
He drove for Taylors Trucking she did the books from home
The boss held on for as long as he could
Colin Taylor was good man
But when he locked the gate for the very last time we never saw them again
They closed the store, post office and the petrol pump
Then they closed the school
Our primary school
Tokomaru Opiki Makerua
These are my small towns
Growin' up in the Horowhenua
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Writer(s): Karen Clarke
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