Years ago, I was an angry young man
Now we just eat nuts and berries
Now it's nothing but flowers
Candy bars, and chocolate chip cookies
Now it's turned into a cornfield
Songwriters: David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth
You got it, you got it
We caught a rattlesnake
Publisher: INDEX MUSIC
Don't leave me stranded here
Waterfalls, the garden of Eden
Now it's nothing but flowers
You've got it, you've got it
I thought that we'd start over
You got it, you got it
Cars have run on gasoline
Now we got something for dinner
Here we stand like an Adam and an Eve
This was a Pizza Hut
You got it, you got it
Two fools in love, so beautiful and strong
Now it's all covered with flowers
I dream of cherry pies
You got it, you got it
And as things fell apart
We used to microwave
Standing tall by the side of the road
But I guess I was wrong
Nobody paid much attention
I wish I had a lawnmower
You got it, you got it
I can't get used to this lifestyle
This used to be real estate
Where, where have they gone?
And I'd pretend that I was a billboard
The birds in the trees are smiling upon them
You got it, you got it
Were sacrificed for agriculture
If this is paradise
I miss the honky tonks
The highways and cars
Where, where is the town?
Now it's a peaceful oasis
You got it, you got it
You've got it, you've got it
There was a shopping mall
You got it, you got it
You got it, you got it
Now there are mountains and rivers
Now it's all covered with daisies
There was a factory
Dairy Queens and 7-Elevens
I fell in love with a beautiful highway
Once there were parking lots
Now it's only fields and trees
From the age of the dinosaurs
This was a discount store