People I’ve Known

Lyrics for People I’ve Known

Well, these empty church pews are a sign of the times Every third house got a for sale sign In a town where you're born and you work and you die Full of people I've known most all of my life Old Hank's place had the best burgers in town 'Til the damn pandemic shut the whole thing down Another truck loaded up and saying goodbye Full of people I've known most all of my life All of my life, I've watched the whole world change Right in front of my eyes, watched it all go up in flames When did I go from neighbor to a stranger in the eyes Of the people I've known most all of my life? I've known Jeanie and Betty since junior high I consider them both good friends of mine Them loving each other never changed my mind Just people I've known most all of my life But the world went left, and the world went right Jeanie and Betty made me take a side They stopped saying hello when I said hi To the people I've known most all of my life All of my life, I've watched this whole world change Right in front of my eyes, I watched it all go up in flames When did I go from neighbor to a stranger in the eyes Of the people I've known most all of my life? Now they're protest marching on the courthouse square Spitting on a vet sitting in a wheelchair The boys they arrested for defending his rights Were people I've known most all of my life All of my life, I've watched this whole world change Right in front of my eyes, I watched it all go up in flames When did I go from neighbor to a stranger in the eyes Of the people I've known most all of my life?