lyrics merle haggard?

Question

needing title and lyrics to search for a song for my dad.....something about "they are tearing all the labor camps down" he had it on 8 track but can't find it anywhere now. Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Here you go:

I came back to this ole town cause my home was here
And to try to find some things I'd left behind
Tho' I've only been away for just a few short years
But I'd forgot about the pace of modern times

I saw changes all around me and some were good
But I hardly recognized my side of town
They tore down the swingin' casing from the cottowood
And that tree was all that marked familar ground

Oh they're tearin' the labor camps down
And I feel a little sentimental shame
Where's a hungry man gonna live at in this town
Oh they're tearin' the labor camps down

[ piano ]
The Hilltop family market had been moved somewhere
And the name was changed to fit the newer homes
The folks that I remember were no longer there
And the cabin that my daddy built was gone

Oh they're tearin' the labor camps down...
They're tearin' the labor camps down...

Answer 2

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