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Intro

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Well, big bad man come into town

Giving sweets to the children, pushed their daddies around

Made the streets so bright in the zones of blight

No more fear in the hearts of whites

 He built a hall, put on a show, from high above, watched his boulders roll

Then he bought Main Street and the old town hall

He named his price: his face on every wall.

Ohhh, his face on every wall...

Now the factories have all shut down

No more cloth stitched in this town

 So the only job for boy and I, in the prison making tile shine

 Someday that man will come here too, with that magic hat, spit and glue

He’ll wash the stone, paint the brick,

 Rename the streets and make the clocks all tick... On time

He'll make us run on time

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And every town will celebrate someday

Waving sweatshop flags and grande lattes

 Wearing culture on their backs, wearing spirit on their hats

 One by one they’ll join the parade and celebrate

Every town will celebrate someday

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 Now corners near and corners far

 Are somehow the same coffee bar

 And community is felt again

Thanks to folks I’ve never met

 They slayed the artists, sold their arts,

Gave the toddlers shopping carts

Raised the prices, raised the rent

Some days I wish that I could go back again

Noooo, I can’t go back again

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Just like they do in Florida

 Down in Celebration, Florida

 And when every road is Main Street, U.S.A.

 We’ll be safely kept at bay

 From any disruption or display

 Of truth, adventure, love and rage

Truth, adventure, love and rage

Truth, adventure, love and rage HEY!

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 Every Town will celebrate, Every Town will celebrate

Every Town will celebrate someday!