Hometown Hands of Tombstone – a Tombstone, Arizona song by Tanuki Thunder

Verse 1

Nineteen seventy-eight, times were tight and money thin
Arlene Klein unlocked a door and let the whole world in
Antiques and film at first, then silver, stone and turquoise
Native-made and honest, no phony sales, no noise
Folks 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 strong
The families on Allen Street who've been here all along
From Arlene's turquoise counter to the Longhorn's old neon light
Big Nose Kate's still pourin', and the Branding Iron's fittin' boots just right
Three generations, still singin' the same old song
It's the hometown hands that keep Tombstone strong

Verse 2

Steve met Gloria on a blind date, sixty-four
By seventy-seven they were buildin' somethin' more
The Longhorn on Fifth and Allen, oldest kitchen in the town
Too Tough to Die burger, and the apple pie piled down
Then they bought Big Nose Kate's back in eighty-two
Kept that 1880s bar the way it ought to do

Chorus

It's the hometown hands that keep this old town strong
The families on Allen Street who've been here all along
From Arlene's turquoise counter to the Longhorn's old neon light
Big Nose Kate's still pourin', and the Branding Iron's fittin' boots just right
Three generations, still singin' the same old song
It's the hometown hands that keep Tombstone strong

Bridge

Alan opened up the Branding Iron, Adam carries on
Susan's runnin' Kate's now, the torch is passed along
It ain't just about the money, it's the friends who come each year
Tradition and the handshakes, that's what keeps us here

Final Chorus

It's the hometown hands that keep this old town strong
The families on Allen Street who've been here all along
From Arlene's turquoise counter to the Longhorn's old neon light
Big Nose Kate's still pourin', and the Branding Iron's fittin' boots just right
Three generations, still singin' the same old song
It's the hometown hands that keep Tombstone strong
Yeah, hometown hands keep Tombstone strong