Boomtown, boomtown
Boomtown, boomtown

It's hard to say how it got this way
What I wanna know, when does it end?
Well, they squeeze you dry, then they let you die
And then just throw ya away

Well, the jobs were there, but they ain't no more
Now you're starin' at a closed factory door
And the banker, he don't give a damn
He'd walk right over a dyin' man

Boomtown
Well, they set you up just to knock ya down
Boomtown
Well, you're gonna get turned upside down

It comes an' goes, ya never know
When it's your turn for desolation row
Got no time to think when you're feelin' sore
An' the gr*** ain't green anymore

A revolvin' door that you're bound to meet
Shovin' people right out in the street
To a nightmare that keeps comin' round
Just hold on an' try not to drown

Boomtown
Well, they set you up just to smash you down
Boomtown
Well, you're gonna get, you'll get mowed down

Boomtown
Well, ya gotta smile, gotta smile
Yeah better not frown

Boomtown
Keep it to yourself, shut your mouth
Yeah, shut up an' sit down

Even if you try you're gonna cry
'Cause yo won't make ends meet
'Cause the boomtown will let you down
It never comes through with the goods

It's a boomtown
Well, they set you up just to cut ya down
Boomtown
Well, you're gonna get gonna get turned upside down

Boomtown
Ya gotta smile gotta smile
Better not frown

Boomtown
Keep it to yourself shut your mouth
Shut up and sit down