I think this song is about rural people exhibiting steely defiance, even as their way of life crumbles around them.
The Camptown man doesn't plow anymore because he no longer has any fields of any crops. He's lost them because of "factory farms." The only businesses left in his community are cigarette stores and check-cashing places. Walmart has shut everyone else down.
An absolutely heartbreaking and beautiful song. Thank you so much for it, Gillian and David.
I think this song is about rural people exhibiting steely defiance, even as their way of life crumbles around them.
The Camptown man doesn't plow anymore because he no longer has any fields of any crops. He's lost them because of "factory farms." The only businesses left in his community are cigarette stores and check-cashing places. Walmart has shut everyone else down.
An absolutely heartbreaking and beautiful song. Thank you so much for it, Gillian and David.