Slum Clearance. Urban Sprawl. White Flight. Cheesy Suburban Development! |
nineteen sixty-two, I-75 came rolling into town through the city’s west side Heard something rumblin' as the highway rolled bravely on through the mess of mosquitoes Taming the jungle, cutting the weeds Smoking mosquitoes out with factories Don’t have to go die, but you can’t stay here This land is zoned for industry and retail Over the river and up on the hill People got bit and are bitten still Got swollen up and they left in a huff Their cars were replaced by the big city bus All of the people who left it behind expanded boundaries out on each side The tame new land was a perfect bore Far away from mosquitoes and the rotten core After a while those people have kids As they get older, mosquitoes move in Sell your house when see just one There’s a hundred more hiding out to take your blood A new horizon, a new ring on the tree A new generation is mosquito free Further out still, they have it all: A lifestyle center, a brand new strip mall If you want to make cash, let me advise Buy land on the edges to subdivide Make a quick buck and away you go Got to stay a step ahead of those damned mosquitoes |