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 For sale by owner sign on highway 59 
A signal of the times, a turning of the page 
There used to be nothing here 
But that nothing disappeared 
The pond, the barn, the farm, the fields have long since been replaced 
Asphalt parking where that ten pew, pentecostal stood 
Fast food, four lanes, and a subdivided neighborhood. 
The walls of the world are closin' in 
The spreadin' city spreads us thin 
We can't seem to make our ends meet the black 
Never would've thought it wouldn't last 
A way of life that time moved past 
What I wouldn't give to have the back 40 back. 
Maybe I'm a sucker for knowing who lives next door 
A view from my back porch, a pinch of peace and quiet 
I can't get back the used to bes 
So I hang on to the memories 
Of when I could still look up and see the stars not street lights shining. 
The walls of the world are closin' in 
The spreadin' city spreads us thin 
We can't seem to make our ends meet in the black 
Never would've thought it wouldn't last 
A way of life that time moved past 
What I wouldn't give to have the back 40 back. 
Now I get that progress has its place 
And no regard for what it takes 
Wish it would slow its pace, and cut us all some slack 
'cause it's all changing way too fast 
A way of life that time moved past 
What I wouldn't give to have the back 40 back. 
            
 
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