[Verse 1] I was born in the middle of this old town About thirty-one years ago I worked like a dog on the factory line And tha’s just about all that I know; [Verse 2] Well I was doing great never showed up late I did all a man could do Till I found a note in my pay envelope Saying “That’s all she wrote for you” [Chorus] And I’m standing on the edge of town Gonna get chilly when the sun goes down; Cardboard suitcase full of my clothes Where I’m headin’ just the good Lord knows. [Verse 3] Well they’ve got a machine where I used to stand Just as funny lookin’ as can be Sayin’ “Sorry boys but you gotta go” That meant Jimmy and Billy and me; [Verse 4] Well I guess I’m lucky cos I got no kids And I’m one o’ those bachelor men But Jimmy’s got four and Billy’s got two And I sure feel bad about them. [Chorus] And I’m standing on the edge of town Gonna get chilly when the sun goes down; Cardboard suitcase full of my clothes Where I’m headin’ just the good Lord knows. [Verse 5] Well that machine is pretty and it fast as the devil But there’s just one thing I see; You can bet the boss he didn’t take no loss It was Jimmy and Billy and me. [Chorus] And I’m standing on the edge of town Gonna get chilly when the sun goes down; Cardboard suitcase full of my clothes Where I’m headin’ just the good Lord knows.