Jason Isbell - In A Razor Town lyrics

In a razor town you take whoever you think
You can keep around there's an echoed sound
That permeates the sidewalk where
She shuffles round it's a big machine
It used to be the avenue of changing dreams
And she's a lonely thing
Sweeping up the glitter while
She pulls the strings

Take a long last look
Before she turns to stone
What the last man took
And what was long, long gone

The way it used to be
I wasn't there to see it working properly
Now it seems to me both of you are suffering
You know, I've heard her say
That you're the only reason she's alive today
I just turned away
Thinking maybe she was right

So say your last goodbye
Make it short and sweet
There ain't no way for you to fly
With her hanging on your feet

Let her go out if she wants to
If she don't, go out yourself
Don't take sorry for an answer
Unless you really want what's left

'Cause in a razor town
The only thing that matters tends
To bring you down there's no way around
But maybe you can barrel through
'Cause a razor ain't no good for you