There Goes The Neighborhood

One by one, and two by two They're pullin' up every single root in this town To tear shit down Oh, but what's wrong with a little chippin' paint? Who cares if the beams ain't straight? Y'all better watch your back for a wreckin' ball Gone forever in a day Subdivide, give it a name Shady acres ain't got no trees No one cares long as it's cheap Pave the past for a little bit of money But you can't get back what you knock down, honey Buncha dump trucks full of bricks and wood Hey, there goes the neighborhood So much for posterity They're haulin' off history Like it don't mean nothin' For a dime a dozen Built from scratch in '35 But cash is king when grandpa died So you sell the farm Stick a sign out in the yard Gone forever in a day Subdivide, give it a name Shady acres ain't got no trees No one cares long as it's cheap Pave the past for a little bit of money But you can't get back what you knock down, honey Buncha dump trucks full of bricks and wood Hey, there goes the neighborhood Well, it's a crime, and it's a shame What we trade in the name of progress I guess, we'll never know when we've got it good Gone forever in a day Subdivide, give it a name Shady acres ain't got no trees No one cares long as it's cheap Pave the past for a little bit of money But you can't get back what you knock down, honey Buncha dump trucks full of bricks and wood Hey, there goes the neighborhood There goes the neighborhood Shady acres won't be the same Mmm, you tear shit down Hahaha