"People I've Known" lyrics

Well, these empty church pews are a sign of the times
Every third house got a "for sale" sign
In a town where you're born and you work and you die
Full of people I've known most all of my life

Old Hank's Place had the best burgers in town
'Til the damn pandemic shut the whole thing down
Another truck loaded up and saying goodbye
Full of people I've known most all of my life

All of my life, I've watched the whole world change
Right in front of my eyes, watched it all go up in flames
When did I go from neighbor to a stranger in the eyes
Of the people I've known most all of my life?

I've known Jeanie and Betty since junior high
I consider them both good friends of mine
Them loving each other never changed my mind
Just people I've known most all of my life

But the world went left and the world went right
Jeanie and Betty made me take a side
They stopped saying hello when I said hi
To the people I've known most all of my life

All of my life, I've watched this whole world change
Right in front of my eyes, I watched it all go up in flames
When did I go from neighbor to a stranger in the eyes
Of the people I've known most all of my life?

Now they're protest marching on the courthouse square
Spitting on a vet sitting in a wheelchair
The boys they arrested for defending his rights
Were people I've known most all of my life

All of my life, I've watched this whole world change
Right in front of my eyes, I watched it all go up in flames
When did I go from neighbor to a stranger in the eyes
Of the people I've known most all of my life?