Shattered dreams and broken hearts
The local paper read
The meatworks closed its doors for good that day
All the warmth had faded
The magic disappeared
Three hundred families packed and moved away
Now Johnson's Corner Store
Can't feed them anymore
And the Bowser's at Red Servo have gone dry
Those who moved on early
Can make a brand new start
While those who stay will barely just get by
It's a big thing in a small town
Change like that don't come round every day
The spirit of his heart
Can't be torn apart
The folks who call it home are here to stay
Music
That big old
All mining company
Have sent their people in
To sink the test holes down
And find our worth
They say there'll be a calling
For a thousand local jobs
Could this be a blessing or a curse?
Now Billy Mac the Ringer
Just scored a grand old job
That earns him three times more than saddle pay
Music that earns him three times more than saddle pay
Music that earns him three times more than saddle pay
He'll buy a brand new cruise
Pay the more he's shone his place
Now he doesn't have to move away
It's a big thing in a small town
Change like that don't come round every day
Music that earns him three times more than saddle pay
The spirit of his heart
Can't be torn apart
The folks who call it home are here to stay
So we're here to stay
This summit's just a place on the highway
While others only dream this place
Will always be their home
It's a big thing in a small town
So we're here to stay

Change like that don't come round every day
The spirit of its heart can't be torn apart
The folks who call it home are here to stay
The spirit of its heart can't be torn apart
The folks who call it home are here to stay