The Day The Saw Mill Closed Down Lyrics - Dickey Lee

THE DAY THE SAW MILL CLOSED DOWN 

(Jerry Foster - Bill Rice) 

'67 Universal PolyGram Int, ASCAP 

Her house on the corner of Cedar and Elm 

Still stands in our town 

But it's been empty since she moved away 

The day that the saw mill closed down 

We'd sit on her porch almost every night 

I remember how happy we were 

We'd grow up and marry I'd work at the mill 

To make a living for her 

Her father worked at the mill 

Like most of the others in town 

I lost my girl when he lost his job 

The day that the saw mill closed down 

She moved from the corner of Cedar and Elm 

And I never saw her again 

But I can still hear her mother's soft voice 

Saying honey it's time to come in 

No longer do mill hands live here 

The giant saws don't make a sound 

No longer does my love live here 

Not since the saw mill closed down 

She left when the saw mill closed down