Sam’s Town

Lyrics

[Verse] Sam never believed that he could ever be Anything special to anyone But he didn't mind 'cause he was the kind Who could get along fine with everyone He had a job at the Texaco If were a stranger and things were slow He'd be glad to put it all down Take you out, show you around Sam's town [Verse] You know old Sam had a little bit of land A quarter section or so But the creek ran shallow and the fields lay fallow 'Cause he couldn't get a thing to grow So when the land man camе to his trailer that night Talking 'bout percentagеs and mineral rights It didn't take long for the deal to go down They were sinking a drilling rig deep in the ground Sam's ground [Chorus] Ain't life funny, ain't life strange Ain't it amazing how life can change? It came rushing like a big black bull They were piping it out by the barrelful Pretty soon the word got around Down in Sam's town [Verse] Some time went by, the yield was high Money just rolling in Still old Sam stayed a simple man You'd never know he had a nickel to spend Buthe built a new wing on the old high school The church hourse finally got a brand new roof Then a park with a pool and a big playground Spreading every bit of that money around Sam's town [Chorus] Ain't life funny, ain't life strange Ain't it amazing how life can change? One day like the Lord just threw a switch That well went as dry as a dust bowl ditch Then a man came down from the government Wanting to know where all the money went Sam just smiled and said Well, I'll be proud to show you around Our town [Chorus] Some time went by, the yield was high Money just rolling in The tax man auctioned off that land But the town pitched in and bought it back again Nowhe's still down at the Texaco If you're a stranger and things are slow He'd be glad to show you're around Sam's town It's Unlce Sam's town now