[00:00.00] 作曲 : Josh Woodward[00:11.27]Well, you know I was a farmer when I was a younger man[00:16.60]Until the fields got paved with asphalt and they took away my land[00:23.17]And now the monument before us, it stands so tall and proud[00:29.01]A glorious new minimall upon the earth that I once plowed[00:41.48]I sold my house out in the country to rent a trailor by the mall[00:46.04]It's not so bad except the kitchen's just a little small[00:52.36]I got a job at the local hardware store, where I work till five o'clock[00:58.10]But now they built another home improvement palace down the block[01:10.48] What's the sense of all this home improvement[01:14.71]I liked my home the way it was before[01:21.89]If this is what our town has come to stand for[01:26.94]I don't think we need improvement anymore[01:38.52]I lost my job at the hardware store when the owner closed it down[01:43.36]He said the rent was just too high to keep his family in this town[01:48.78]He sold his house to an executive, who tore it down to build anew[01:54.34]A million dollar mansion with a $20 view[02:06.82] What's the sense of all this home improvement[02:11.52]I liked my home the way it was before[02:19.01]If this is what our town has come to stand for[02:23.91]I don't think we need improvement anymore[02:57.77]Oneday this town will reach its goal and everyone will have[03:03.04]A Mercedes in the driveway of their subdivision land[03:08.99]Clear the way for progress by demolishing the past[03:14.59]But we need another steakhouse like a hole in the head[03:27.09] What's the sense of all this home improvement[03:31.88]I liked my home the way it was before[03:38.75]If this is what our town has come to stand for[03:44.22]I don't think we need improvement anymore[03:50.70]I don't think we need improvement anymore