A Bend In The River Lyrics - Singles - Mark Erelli

(Mark Erelli) 

CHORUS 

It's just a bend in the river 

Where the water slows down 

Might not look like much to you 

But it's my hometown 

It ain't no mystery 

How this town was born 

It started with a couple farms 

Then the mill and the general store 

Ever since the work went south 

And those wheels don't run 

The bars got the churches beat 

By at least two to one 

I've lived 'round here 

Since I was a little kid 

Used to dream of getting out 

Just like the college boys did 

Maybe I was born 

Without a rambling bone 

You stay in one place long enough 

And it starts to feel like home 

(CHORUS) 

I got married here 

It'll be two years this spring 

I can see her in her mama's white dress 

Every time I hear the church bell ring 

I know some folks said 

She could do better than me 

But she was raising a girl on her own 

And she was only 19 

Can't get em everything they want 

But I try to give em what they need 

Now and then I pull a graveyard shift 

Down at the factory 

When I see that little girl smile 

Playing in our backyard 

Lord it makes it all worthwhile 

Keeps me going when the going gets hard 

(CHORUS) 

Might not look like much to you 

But it's our hometown 

It's changing everyday 

The signs are all around 

One more field gone to seed 

Another barn falling down 

Main Street's all boarded up 

And nobody cares I guess 

Cause there's a place on the edge of town 

Selling everything for less 

But sometimes in my dreams 

I see the waters rise 

When the river jumps its banks 

This town is purified 

Everything is washed away 

Clear to the county line 

And we can start all over again 

Maybe do a little better next time