Dave Matthews & Brandi Carlile - Paper Town
Lyrics from transcript:
So, um, this is about, it's not an unusual story, but this is the song that was
inspired by a documentary that hopefully gets a little extra airtime called Paper
Town. And uh it's about Canton uh North Carolina where they uh had a paper mill
that built the town on the Pigeon River and uh was there for 115 years and then
somebody bought it and said, "You know what I could do is I could if I got a couple of these paper mills, I could
just shut this one down and uh make a little extra money working the other ones harder. Anyway, the town is uh
pretty broken up and that's what the documentary is about and that's why I wrote this song. Um now now they're fighting a data center. So......
Anyway, thank you all for listening. And now um I'm going to sing with my good friend Brandi.
I was born [singing] in these heroes the same as my daddy. [singing] And in these
heroes, I laid his [music] bones to rest. I work hard every [singing] day.
Give one and 10 to [music] Jesus. I don't know where [singing] I'm going, but that don't mean I [music] lost my way.
Run, run, [singing] old paper [music] town. Run, old paper mill. When that steam [music] machine stops pumping,
we're going to find some [singing] time to kill. When the smoke stack stop [music] and the gates are locked, we're going to get some time to fill.
Roll on pigeon [music] river. Roll on to [singing] Tennessee.
You might be sweet Carolina, but you ain't [singing and music] seen the end of me.
I was born in these hills called Southern Appalachia.
And in [singing] these hills, my mama raised me up. She said, "Child, [singing] you're a wild one. Soft
thistle in your hair. Don't let nobody tame you. Let that fire guide you there.
Roll [singing] on Pigeon River. Roll on to Tennessee. [music] Say goodbye, [singing] sweet Carolina.
You ain't seen [music] me.
Roll on river [singing] and that coast to [music] Tennessee. You might leave [singing] Sweet Carolina.
[music] You ain't seen the end of me.
run [singing and music] old paper Run paper mill. When that steam
[singing] machine stops pumping, [music]
we're going to find some time to kill.
When the smoke stack stop [singing and music] and the gates are locked, there's going to be some time to kill.
I try to eat when I'm hungry. [singing] I try drink when I'm dry. That old [music] meal never killed me, so I'm
going to live until [singing] I die. I work hard every day.
[singing] Love to get [music] my paycheck. I don't know where I'm going, but that don't mean I lost [singing and music] my way.
Roll on Pigeon River. Roll on [singing] to [music] Tennessee. Say goodbye, sweet
Carolina. You ain't seen the [singing and music] end of me. Roll on ancient river to the shores of
Tennessee. [music] You might leave Sweet Carolina, but you [singing] ain't seen the end of me.
You might say goodbye, sweet [singing and music] Carolina. You ain't seen the end of me.