Song Description
Sad and melancholic account of visiting a place of long-gone experience connected to the loss of jobs and camaraderie served on a mid-tempo, stomping alternative country beat
| Song Length |
3:33 |
Genre |
Country - Alternative, Blues - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cheerless, Serene |
Subject |
History, Past, Sadness |
| Similar Artists |
Seasick Steve, Peter Green |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
I was passing by the crossroads
by the gas station stop
it's a sleepy workers' town
that once made it to the top
when the energy faded
and the money did dry out
we were heading out of town
now we're spread out all about
Doesn't look like it's coming back
when the surplus broke it's neck
does it feel like something died -
deep inside?
Derrick 59
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Do you recall
Derrick 59
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Do you remember
Heading out onto the dirt road
I was getting really sad
Thinking 'bout the crazy times
That we went through on the pad
When the faded rig appeared
As I drove on - up ahead
It did call up recollections
of when the oil rush message spread
Doesn't look like it's coming back
when the surplus broke it's neck
does it feel like something died -
deep inside?
Derrick 59
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Do you recall
Derrick 59
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Do you remember
As I roamed the site I looked at it -
Deserted as it lay
The remains of a heyday
now bear witness to decay
at the last union local
finally, word had gotten out
all-out cease of operations
was due to come about
Doesn't look like it's coming back
when the surplus broke it's neck
does it feel like something died -
deep inside?
Derrick 59
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Do you recall
Derrick 59
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Do you remember