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?