If It Ain’t This Town

I go down to the stream but the fish aren’t biting
I would be the wall if you would be the writing
We’re still casting rods, there’s no use in deciding
It’s just another labour of love lost
You kick up the dust on that rusty dirt road
And swim as I swam in that watering hole
Stand back now lord, watch me doing dives
The ground you made there is so cold
You wanna call this an American Town
There’s so many soldiers around
Shacked up in the most ancient of houses
All the shit rolls down
If it ain't this city it’s the house it’s the house
If it ain’t this house it’s the town it’s the town
If it ain’t this town it’s the curse in the ground and the sound
You found a new man you think it’s amazing
You could call him slow but don’t call him lazy
For as long as you can you try to hide the crazy
But it’s just another labour of love lost
You wanna call this an American Town
There’s so many soldiers around
Shacked up in the most ancient of houses
All the shit rolls down
If it ain't this city it’s the house it’s the house
If it ain’t this house it’s the town it’s the town
If it ain’t this town it’s the curse in the ground and the sound