Long, Long Way from Home – Lynette Hensley

I worked two days in this sandblasted town
Buttoned my blue collar down
There’s an awful lot of night after hard days alone
I’m a long long way from home
I’m a long long way from home

Rode a Greyhound to this strange new town
Left my Steelers and the steel
No familiar sounds and I’m feeling upside down
The union couldn’t reach a deal

It’s a lockout or a strike, so either way I go
Shift whistle blows and I can’t stay
I work fast though the money comes in slow
Now everyone’s moving away

I worked two days in this sandblasted town
Buttoned my blue collar down
There’s an awful lot of night after hard days alone
I’m a long long way from home
I’m a long long way from home

Mill town air was never very clear
But the people were always good
Now the houses here shed a gritty tear
For the loss of the neighborhood

But most of all
I miss the neighbors tabby cats
Most of all
I miss laughter in the playground
Most of all
I miss cold ones on the front porch
most of all
I miss cheering Steelers touchdowns

I worked two days in this sandblasted town
Buttoned my blue collar down
There’s an awful lot of night after hard days alone
I’m a long long way from home
I’m a long long way from home