Hometown America
Hometown America Written by Dale Cole Engineered and produced by Benjy Johnson Recorded at Earthtones Recording Studios Greensboro NC 2/17/23 Performed By Dale Cole And Community Service Dale Cole - vocals Shelly Stevens - vocals Brad Ward - electic guitar , Nashville tuned electric guitar Benjy Johnson - electric baritone guitar Matt DAmico - Drums Charley Shafer - violin Deb Fleming Lentz - cello Tom Kincaid - bowed and plucked double bass Hometown America Fourteen months since the mill shut down Times are tough in this textile town Parking lots are empty store fronts are bare Desperation Hangs in the air Lot of good folks lost their jobs. Some moved on some steal and rob Some turn to oxy to kill the pain 40 years at the factory Washed down the drain Home town America has gone astray Trying to survive just one more day People living in the past Its how they grieve Longing for the way It used to be Look whats become of my hometown Gone to hell since the mill shut down Look whats become of my hometown Gone to hell Since the mill shut down Hookers and pushers Walk the streets Peddling for the man So they can eat Lost the house lost the car Welfare check only goes so far Red and blue always at war This town aint Mayberry anymore Home town America Has gone astray Trying to survive Just one more day People living in the past Its how they grieve Longing for the way It used to be
Hometown America Written by Dale Cole Engineered and produced by Benjy Johnson Recorded at Earthtones Recording Studios Greensboro NC 2/17/23 Performed By Dale Cole And Community Service Dale Cole - vocals Shelly Stevens - vocals Brad Ward - electic guitar , Nashville tuned electric guitar Benjy Johnson - electric baritone guitar Matt DAmico - Drums Charley Shafer - violin Deb Fleming Lentz - cello Tom Kincaid - bowed and plucked double bass Hometown America Fourteen months since the mill shut down Times are tough in this textile town Parking lots are empty store fronts are bare Desperation Hangs in the air Lot of good folks lost their jobs. Some moved on some steal and rob Some turn to oxy to kill the pain 40 years at the factory Washed down the drain Home town America has gone astray Trying to survive just one more day People living in the past Its how they grieve Longing for the way It used to be Look whats become of my hometown Gone to hell since the mill shut down Look whats become of my hometown Gone to hell Since the mill shut down Hookers and pushers Walk the streets Peddling for the man So they can eat Lost the house lost the car Welfare check only goes so far Red and blue always at war This town aint Mayberry anymore Home town America Has gone astray Trying to survive Just one more day People living in the past Its how they grieve Longing for the way It used to be