Standing on the Edge of Town - Tom Paxton

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