[[ Someone looking at the old local paper online. ]]
The out of town news
is a website these days.
They don't print the paper now
cause nobody pays.
The out of town news
is half ads and half blogs,
a rewritten press release,
and pictures of dogs.
The out of town news
used to get here by mail
as clippings in letters
from mom without fail.
The out of town news
used to get here by phone.
That phone's disconnected
and I'm out here alone.
The out of town news
is arrests and convictions,
but you always knew those
nice houses were fictions.
The out of town news
is a list of obituaries.
Hope someone's still home there
to feed their canaries.
The out of town news
used to get here by mail
as clippings in letters
from mom without fail.
The out of town news
used to get here by phone.
That phone's disconnected
and I'm out here alone.
