A variation on the 'small pond/big fish' syndrome. Except that this small pond is a puddle down by the railroad tracks.

QUEEN OF THE MILL TOWN
(C.Robertson 2010)

I see you live in a mill town
What made you move up there?  
I thought you liked the city                      
The asphalt everywhere     
I thought you liked the sunlight
Bouncing off the glass
That showed you your reflection                        
Everytime you passed.


chorus
You’re the queen of the mill town
The millstone goes round
You're the queen of the mill town
And it’s grinding you down

Is this what you settled for?
Given up and given in?
Just look around the mill town
That you’re livin’ in.
The factories by the river
Are all closed  and running down
They sit like a tired alarm clock
Not making a sound.

Are you trying to be forgotten?
Out of sight, out of mind?
Do you stay out of the spotlight
And leave your past behind?
Do you gather your possessions
Keep them out of sight.
Hold them close around you
Hold them tight

guitar, bass, drum track...Craig
vocals...Craig