Pinkerton Thugs In The Town Where I Was Born
Dad still lives in the town where he was born Says he's got nowhere else to go He's been working the same job since 1962 Knows everything he'll never need to know Everyday at five he'd come home from the plant He'd pull up and honk his horn He'd go in the kitchen and come out with a beer Then unbutton his uniform And I never understood the expression on his face But finally it's making sense to me "Cause when grandpa passed away I inherited his clothes And a job down at the factory Living second rate, working second shift And somehow twenty years went by I ended up like dad, in the town where I was born And I'll never question why
