Sign On The Wall

We used to wait by the front door

For somebody to turn off

We used to stand by the telephone

Hoping somebody would come

We used to sleep in the tow trucks

Thinking somebody might break down

Stuck in a ditch on the side of the road

Or an accident somewhere in town

But nobody ever come

Nobody came in

Nobody even slowed down at all

We thought we bought the American Dream

We were just a sign on the wall

We used to throw up on the gravel

Just to keep the dust down

She put streamers in the window

We drove our prices through the ground

But nobody ever come

Nobody came in

Nobody even slowed down at all

We thought we bought the American Dream

We were just a sign on the wall

She's a Pentecostal

A true Nova Scotian

I got a job at the factory

And the bank ain't come down yet

And until they do I'm living here for free

But nobody ever comes

Nobody cames in

Nobody even slows down at all

We thought we bought the American Dream

We were just a sign on the wall