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Well, you know I was a farmer when I was a younger man
Until the fields got paved with asphalt and they took away my land
And now the monument before us, it stands so tall and proud
A glorious new mini-mall upon the earth that I once plowed
I sold my house out in the country to rent a trailer by the mall
It's not so bad except the kitchen's just a little small
I got a job at the local hardware store, where I work till five o'clock
But now they built another home improvement palace down the block
What's the sense of all this home improvement
I liked my home the way it was before
If this is what our town has come to stand for
I don't think we need improvement anymore
I lost my job at the hardware store when the owner closed it down
He said the rent was just too high to keep his family in this town
He sold his house to an executive, who tore it down to build anew
A million dollar mansion with a $20 view
[Chorus]
Someday this town will reach its goal and everyone will have
A Mercedes in the driveway of their subdivision land
Clear the way for progress by demolishing the past
100 miles an hour and we're going nowhere fast
[Chorus]
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Played LiveFull Statistics
Played at 42 out of
203 shows
since introduction (21%)
Played at 33 out of 64 non-open mic shows since introduction (52%)
There have been 13 show(s) since the last play.
Played at 33 out of 64 non-open mic shows since introduction (52%)
There have been 13 show(s) since the last play.
- Amici Open Mic, 2003-08-15
- Coffee Amici, 2003-09-27
- Enclave Coffeehouse, 2003-11-21
- Coffee Amici, 2003-11-22
- Amici Open Mic, 2003-12-19
- Coffee Amici, 2004-01-31
- Coffee Amici, 2004-04-17
- Coffee Amici, 2004-06-26
- Coffee Amici, 2004-07-03
- Amici Open Mic, 2004-09-03
- Brewed Awakenings, 2004-10-02
- Amici Open Mic, 2004-11-12
- Amici Open Mic, 2005-01-21
- Coffee Amici, 2005-02-05
- Ohio Coffee Concerts, 2005-02-19
- Java Rave, 2005-04-08
- Jones Building, 2005-05-06
- Amici Open Mic, 2005-05-27
- The Bridge, 2005-07-21
- Coffee Amici, 2005-08-06
- Courtyard Concerts, 2005-08-09
- Fine Art at the Center, 2005-08-27
- Wayne College, 2005-10-05
- Amici Open Mic, 2005-10-07
- Simpson Park Building, 2005-11-03
- Findlay Village Mall, 2005-11-13
- Ritz Theater, 2005-12-02
- Masonic Temple, 2005-12-17
- Amici Open Mic, 2006-02-10
- Jones Building, 2006-05-05
- Coffee Amici, 2006-05-06
- Rocking U, 2006-05-12
- Courtyard Concerts, 2006-06-13
- Meeting Place on Market, 2006-06-24
- Rocking U, 2006-06-24
- Rawson Festival, 2006-07-15
- Coffee Amici, 2006-07-22
- Amici Open Mic, 2006-09-29
- Coffee Amici, 2006-10-28
- Osceola Theater, 2007-01-19
- Flood Relief Benefit, 2007-10-03
- Rotary Park, 2007-10-12
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