One Church Town
Life's Struggles in a One Church Town
Lyrics
You met her at the bank when you were paying your bills
You encountered her while at the bank handling your payments.
She was a nervous little girl with golden curls
She was a jittery young lady with blonde curls.
You took her on a date somewhere uptown
You took her out for a date in an area uptown.
When you dropped her off she said see you around
When you dropped her home, she expressed a casual farewell.
Ooh, it took a few years cutting the walls down
Over the course of some years, you gradually broke down emotional barriers.
Yeah, 'cause nothing comes easy in a one church town
Because progress is challenging in a conservative, small-minded community.
You settled out of town in a highway house
You settled in an out-of-town house near the highway.
You used the money that they gave her when they bought her out
Utilized the compensation she received from being bought out.
She went back to school to get a degree
She resumed schooling to attain a degree.
You got a job welding pot for the army
You secured a job manufacturing pot (likely referring to cooking equipment) for the army through welding.
Then a paper that your father signed years ago
A legal document signed by your father long ago resulted in a financial disaster.
Turned a little man's dream into a money hole
Transformed a modest individual's aspiration into a significant financial burden.
If you didn't know then daddy now you know
If your father didn't comprehend it then, he's aware of the consequences now; some individuals don't care about impoverishing others.
Some men don't mind making other men poor
Some people don't hesitate to make others destitute for their gain.
Ooh, run daddy run, you got a kid on the way
Encouragement to keep moving as you have a child on the way.
Yeah, don't give up now
Persevere despite challenges because progress is difficult in a small, closed-minded town.
'Cause nothing comes easy in a one church town
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Two kids in the yard and another on the way
Discussions arose about legal action against a chemical plant, but no amount of money could bring her back.
She's sitting by her mother's side begging her to stay
Living through both the pleasant and challenging times, yet nothing surpasses the significance of this life.
There was talk that you shoulda sued the chemical plant
There's no grander dream than the life you're experiencing.
But there wasn't no price that could bring her back
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And you just keep living through the good and the bad
Encouragement to persist because progress is hard in a conservative, small community.
Well there ain't no dream that was bigger than that
Empty line, no specific meaning conveyed.
Ooh, we all learn so hard that life must prevail
Despite difficulties, don't give up because progress is challenging in a small, conservative town.
Ooh, don't give up now
Empty line, no specific meaning conveyed.
'Cause nothing comes easy in a one church town
Encouragement to persist because progress is hard in a conservative, small community.
Ooh, don't give up now
Empty line, no specific meaning conveyed.
'Cause nothing lives down in a one church town
In a close-knit, conservative town, nothing thrives or flourishes.
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