Northern Town lyrics

Dad pulls up to the bar, us kids wait in the car While he has a beer Then we stop at Dairy Queen For chocolate-dipped ice cream in a cone We don't dare forget the cherry blossom for Mom Living in a northern town Long, slow trains, gold veins in the ground Rivers run high and I sleep to the sound Oh, I wish you were still around Uncle Sonny comes through the door He can't walk anymore, falls into a chair Asks if I mind, if I have the time Could I cut his hair? There's stale rye whiskey and Export 'A' cigarette smoke in the air Living in a northern town Long, slow trains, gold veins in the ground Rivers run high and I sleep to the sound Oh, I wish you were still around We'll drive south till we run dry (drive south) Hitchhike the rest of the way We can sing songs in the subway tunnels (sing songs) For bills and change (someday) Someday that's what we'll do When we have a few more bucks to our names Oh, living in a northern town Long, slow trains, gold veins in the ground Rivers run high and I sleep to the sound Oh, I wish you were still around We're sitting under the willow Wondering how far we will go How cold it will get if we got wet? Is it over our heads? Oh, just so you know, I'm ready to go Down if you stick around Oh, living in a northern town Long, slow trains, gold veins in the ground Rivers run high and I sleep to the sound Oh, I wish you were still around Oh, living in a northern town Long, slow trains, gold veins in the ground Rivers run high and I sleep to the sound Oh, I wish you were still around I wish you were still around