Capo 3rd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Here we stand like an Adam and an Eve

A waterfall, the garden of Eden.

Two fools in love, so beautiful and strong,

The birds in the trees are smiling upon them.

From the age of the dinosaurs

 Cars have run on gasoline,

Where, where have they gone?

Now, it's nothing but flowers.

Chorus

There was a factory,

Now there are mountains and rivers!

(You got it, you got it)

We caught a rattlesnake,

Now we've got something for dinner

(You got it, you got it)

This was a shopping mall,

Now it's all covered with flowers

(You got it, you got it)

If this is paradise,

I wish I had a lawn mower!

(You got it, you got it)

Interlude

Years ago I was an angry young man,

I'd pretend that I was a billboard:

Standing tall by the side of the road,

I fell in love with a beautiful highway.

This used to be real estate,

 Now it's only fields and trees.

Where, where is the town?

Now, it's nothing but flowers.

The highways and cars

Were sacrificed for agriculture.

I thought that we'd start over

 But I guess I was wrong.

Chorus

Once there were parking lots

Now it's a peaceful oasis

(You got it, you got it)

This was a Pizza Hut

Now it's covered with daisies

(You got it, you got it)

I miss the honky tonks,

Dairy Queens, and 7-Elevens.

(You got it, you got it)

And as things fell apart,

Nobody paid much attention.

(You got it, you got it)

Interlude

I dream of cherry pies,

Candy bars and chocolate chip cookies

(You got it, you got it)

We used to microwave

Now we just eat nuts and berries

(You got it, you got it)

This was a discount store

Now it's turned into a cornfield

(You got it, you got it)

Don't leave me stranded here,

I can't get used to this lifestyle.