This song is from the perspective of a guy who lives in a town where the industry has gone overseas.
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Story behind the song
I wrote this song when my sister Amanda got pregnant and I realized how frustrated her fiancee is with how tough it is to find jobs there in Missouri.
Lyrics
John was a manager at the call center
before they moved it off to Bangalore
Me, i had a job at the factory
working the line from 5 to 3
the rich folks, they say
that our jobs are coming back
but the factory closed five years ago, so i don't believe that
so kiss me close while it starts to snow
but amanda, you don't have to hurry
i done the best i can to be an honest man but the jobs are going to china
not missouri
took as much as i could down at conoco
then i told that son of a bitch where to go
now i'm walking down these railroad tracks
to go beg for that shitty job back
the rich folks, they say
that our jobs are coming back
but the factory closed five years ago, so i don't believe that
so kiss me close while it starts to snow
but amanda, you don't have to hurry
i done the best i can to be an honest man but the jobs are going to china
not missouri
i been smoking a little more weed than i should
been selling a lot more than i ever thought i would
but when it comes to friends, a poor boy ain't got none
in them pretty white buildings down in washington
the rich folks, they say
that our jobs are coming back
but the factory closed five years ago, so i don't believe that
so kiss me close while it starts to snow
but amanda, you don't have to hurry
i done the best i can to be an honest man but the jobs are going to china
not missouri
