Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Verse 1

They're growing houses in the fields between the towns

And the Starlight Drive-in movie's closing down

The road is gone to the way it was before

 And the spaces won't be spaces anymore

Verse 2

Two more farms were broken by the drought

First the Wagners now the Fullers pulling out

Developers paid better than the corn

 But this was not the place where they were born

Chorus

There's houses in the fields, no prayers for steady rain this year

Houses in the fields, there's houses in the fields

The last few farms are growing out of here

Verse 3

At first he wouldn't sell and then he would

Now there'll be children playing where the silos stood

The word came from the marrow of his bones

 It was the last sure way to pay off all the loans

Verse 4

The new streets will be named for kings and queens

 And a ransom will be paid for every castle's dream

The model sign is crested with a lion

 And the farmers they will have enough to die on

(Chorus)

Verse 5

Oh I guess no one should be afraid of change

 But tell me why is there a fence for every open range?

It's a sign I'm getting on in years

 When nothing new is welcome to these eyes and ears

(Chorus)

Final Verse:

They're growing houses in the fields between the towns

 And the Starlight Drive-in movie is all closed down

The road is gone to the way it was before

 And the spaces won't be spaces anymore

No the spaces won't be spaces anymore