Something's Wrong in Millbrook

Mrs. Garner stopped hanging out her wash Pastor Webb gave a sermon - then he stopped The diner's open but nobody's inside And the welcome sign got turned around to face the wrong side Tommy Briggs went missing on a Tuesday afternoon They found his bicycle but not his shoes The phone lines work but nobody picks up Something's wrong in Millbrook - and it's working its way up Something's wrong in Millbrook Something's wrong in Millbrook You can feel it in the water you can feel it in the street Something's wrong in Millbrook and it's moving on its feet The mayor gave a speech from the courthouse steps Said "everything is fine" - but he was soaking wet Said "pay no attention to the smell from the mill" Said "the curfew is for safety" - then he stood there still Real still Too still Like a photograph of a man Like something wearing a mayor doing the best that it can Something's wrong in Millbrook Something's wrong in Millbrook You can feel it in the water you can feel it in the street Something's wrong in Millbrook and it's moving on its feet I drove in on a Friday, I was just passing through Stopped for gas on Chandler - that was stupid of me too The attendant smiled and said "you ought to stay the night" Every tooth in his head was pointing to the right I said "thanks but no thanks" and I hit the gas hard Made it to the county line - looked back at the yard Every light in every window turned on at once Every face in every window looking at the front Don't take the exit don't slow down don't ask for directions to that town SOMETHING'S WRONG IN MILLBROOK SOMETHING'S WRONG IN MILLBROOK YOU CAN FEEL IT IN THE WATER YOU CAN FEEL IT IN THE STREET SOMETHING'S WRONG IN MILLBROOK AND IT'S MOVING ON ITS FEET "...everything is fine.