Another night in Alliance on the high Nebraska plain
Old railroad yards with half their cars rustin' in the rain
This badlands town has been so good to us somehow
But darlin' we both know we need to get out now

This one true love, our fears and dreams
That's all that's left to pack
Leavin' Alliance, never comin' back

Today downtown we wandered through our past
Watched old friends and memories slip through an hourglass
And tomorrow's comin' like a ghost train bearin' down so fast
Another night in Alliance - gonna be our last

This one true love, our fears and dreams
That's all that's left to pack
Leavin' Alliance, never comin' back
Leavin' Alliance

Ain't gonna miss that unemployment line
Ain't gonna miss those bills they stamped past due
But darlin' didn't we pay them every dime
And didn't our love pull through
And we won't forget our fine, fine little shack
Or the scarecrow hangin' in the field out back
Or the people on both sides of the railroad track
We were lucky that we knew

This one true love, our fears and dreams
That's all that's left to pack
Leavin' Alliance, never comin' back
Leavin' Alliance, never comin' back

Copyright 1998 Eric Klein