[Verse 1] Down by the mill road bend Past the red clay bank There's a hand-painted sign And a dented coffee can Quill & Co. paperwors In a window full of dust You can smell fresh ink When the screen door shuts [Pre-Chorus] Mama said, "go on in" If you need a note Mister Quill will fix you up With a card or hope He keeps that old lamp low And the ledger clean Every page he sells Feels like a Sunday dream [Chorus] Quill & Co. paperwors Right here in Riverbend Springs Quill & Co. paperwors Where a little pride still rings Give me your name in gold Give me your words that sing Quill & Co. paperwors Right here in Riverbend Springs [Verse 2] They print birth-day vows And funeral hymns Football tickets, tax forms And letters to lost kin Kids with marker hands Bring poems on a dare He clips them to the wall Like they all belong there [Pre-Chorus] And the whole town knows When the bell goes clear There’s a fresh stack ready For the coming year If the world gets rough And the bills roll in He folds that paper thin Till it holds again [Chorus] Quill & Co. paperwors Right here in Riverbend Springs Quill & Co. paperwors Where a little pride still rings Give me your name in gold Give me your words that sing Quill & Co. paperwors Right here in Riverbend Springs [Bridge] Now the sky goes bronze Over Main Street sighs He hands me my envelope And he looks me in the eye Says, "son, take your time Let the words stay true" Then he stamps that seal Like a promise coming through [Final Chorus] Quill & Co. paperwors Right here in Riverbend Springs Quill & Co. paperwors Where a little pride still rings Give me your name in gold Give me your words that sing Quill & Co. paperwors Right here in Riverbend Springs
