Tom Paxton - Standing On The Edge Of Town lyrics

I was born in the middle of this old town About thirty-one years ago I worked like a dog on the factory line It's just about all that I know Well, I was doing great, I never showed up late I did all a man could do Till I found a note in my pay envelope Saying that's all she wrote for you And I'm standing on the edge of town Gonna get chilly when the sun goes down Cardboard suitcase full of my clothes Where I'm headin' just the good Lord knows You know they got a machine where I used to stand Just as funny lookin' as can be Sayin', “Sorry boys, but you gotta go” That meant Jimmy and Billy and me Well, I guess I'm lucky cos I got no kids And I'm one o' those bachelor men But Jimmy's got four and Billy's got two And I sure feel bad about them And I'm standing on the edge of town Gonna get chilly when the sun goes down Cardboard suitcase full of my clothes Where I'm headin' just the good Lord knows Well, that machine is pretty and is fast as a devil And it's just one thing that I see You can bet the boss he didn't take no loss It was Jimmy and Billy and me And I'm standing on the edge of town Gonna get chilly when the sun goes down Cardboard suitcase full of my clothes Where I'm headin' just the good Lord know