When I was a boy My Mama worked hard My Daddy worked the grave shift down In the ship yard
When I went to school, I sat in the back Was there that I made my plan of attack Company town, Company town, boy
But I got in trouble with a girl from school So we both got jobs and worked like mules
Oh I learned some lessons, though they mightve come slow Making a living and making a lifes Not the same you know Company town Company town, boy Company town Company town, boy
I did my best to love her But it never did take So I dug right in for my kids sake In this company town We went to church And I drove them to school Everybody knows, you live by the rules In this company town In this company town
Oh I learned some lessons, though they mightve come slow Making a living and making a lifes Not the same you know Company town Company town, boy Company town Company town, boy