More Than Two by Fours and Timber

They drove for miles from every corner of countryside
Tomorrow'd be too late so they came to see it just one last time
There was a TV camera there by the railroad tracks
Some folks were pointin' lookin' up at it but most were looking back

Used to be three grocery stores in town there's just one left
Padlock the doors board windows up
Place lookin' a little frayed at the edges
And that church where they'd sing on Sunday's long since closed
Now they gathered here to struggle with holding on
While once again letting go

It was so much more than two by fours and timber
That last grain elevator was comin' down today
Under their breath people said good-bye
They tried their best to take it all in stride
They just got used to doin' it that way

For years that prairie skyscraper stood guard
At the end of main street
Farmers measuring luck by the bushel hauled trucks of what they'd reap
But the bottom line nickels and dimes and progress had their say
They knew if you weren't from 'round here
It wouldn't really matter anyway

It was so much more than two by fours and timber
That last grain elevator was comin' down today
Under their breath people said good-bye
They tried their best to take it all in stride
They just got used to doin' it that way

The bulldozer kept trying but had a hard time getting her to move
Though no one said it it's almost like they knew
She had a point to prove
An old couple looking on said "well aint that just how it goes
Nothing lasts forever"
Kinda clearing their throats

Used to mean from a distance you were headin' somewhere
When headin' here
Now more than the last grain elevator was disappearing

It was so much more than two by fours and timber
That last grain elevator was comin' down today
Under their breath people said good-bye
They tried their best to take it all in stride
They just got used to doin' it that way