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Well, you know I was a farmer when I was a younger man |
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Until the fields got paved with asphalt and they took away my land |
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And now the monument before us, it stands so tall and proud |
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A glorious new minimall upon the earth that I once plowed |
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I sold my house out in the country to rent a trailor by the mall |
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It's not so bad except the kitchen's just a little small |
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I got a job at the local hardware store, where I work till five o'clock |
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But now they built another home improvement palace down the block |
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What's the sense of all this home improvement |
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I liked my home the way it was before |
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If this is what our town has come to stand for |
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I don't think we need improvement anymore |
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I lost my job at the hardware store when the owner closed it down |
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He said the rent was just too high to keep his family in this town |
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He sold his house to an executive, who tore it down to build anew |
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A million dollar mansion with a $20 view |
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What's the sense of all this home improvement |
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I liked my home the way it was before |
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If this is what our town has come to stand for |
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I don't think we need improvement anymore |
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Someday this town will reach its goal and everyone will have |
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A Mercedes in the driveway of their subdivision land |
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Clear the way for progress by demolishing the past |
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But we need another steakhouse like a hole in the head |
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What's the sense of all this home improvement |
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I liked my home the way it was before |
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If this is what our town has come to stand for |
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I don't think we need improvement anymore |
