Lyrics
Verse 1
Nineteen seventy-eight, times were tight and money thinArlene Klein unlocked a door and let the whole world inAntiques and film at first, then silver, stone and turquoiseNative-made and honest, no phony sales, no noiseFolks walk in from everywhere and say it with a grin"We didn't expect to find this here," and they come back again
Chorus
It's the hometown hands that keep this old town strongThe families on Allen Street who've been here all alongFrom Arlene's turquoise counter to the Longhorn's old neon lightBig Nose Kate's still pourin', and the Branding Iron's fittin' boots just rightThree generations, still singin' the same old songIt's the hometown hands that keep Tombstone strong
Verse 2
Steve met Gloria on a blind date, sixty-fourBy seventy-seven they were buildin' somethin' moreThe Longhorn on Fifth and Allen, oldest kitchen in the townToo Tough to Die burger, and the apple pie piled downThen they bought Big Nose Kate's back in eighty-twoKept that 1880s bar the way it ought to do
Chorus
It's the hometown hands that keep this old town strongThe families on Allen Street who've been here all alongFrom Arlene's turquoise counter to the Longhorn's old neon lightBig Nose Kate's still pourin', and the Branding Iron's fittin' boots just rightThree generations, still singin' the same old songIt's the hometown hands that keep Tombstone strong
Bridge
Alan opened up the Branding Iron, Adam carries onSusan's runnin' Kate's now, the torch is passed alongIt ain't just about the money, it's the friends who come each yearTradition and the handshakes, that's what keeps us here
Final Chorus
It's the hometown hands that keep this old town strongThe families on Allen Street who've been here all alongFrom Arlene's turquoise counter to the Longhorn's old neon lightBig Nose Kate's still pourin', and the Branding Iron's fittin' boots just rightThree generations, still singin' the same old songIt's the hometown hands that keep Tombstone strongYeah, hometown hands keep Tombstone strong