THE DAY THE OLD FARMHOUSE WAVED GOODBYE (c) 2017

THE DAY THE OLD FARMOUSE WAVED GOODBYE
(c) 2017

V1

GRANDAD'S OLD FARMHOUSE
STOOD FOR 200 LONG YEARS
ITS WHERE FIVE GENERATIONS
OF OUR FAMILY HAVE LIVED.
NOW THE CITY IS COMING 
CLOSER AND CLOSER EVERY DAY.
THE NOISE OF THE TRACTORS
ARE SLOWLY FADING AWAY.
BUT MY GRANDPAS FARM 
IS STLL HERE TODAY.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY 
OUR HARDEST TO KEEP 
THE LAND DEVELOPERS AWAY.

CHORUS:

OH- 
I GREW UP IN THAT FARMHOUSE
WHEN THE CITY WAS STILL FAR AWAY
WE USED TO GO OUT AND GET LOST IN TOSE
CORNFIELDS WHEN WE WENT OUT TO PLAY.
THE TRACTOR WOULD ROAR AND THE HORSES WOULD NEIGH
WE HAD NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT BECAUSE LIFE WAS OK.

NOW ALL THAT IS JUST A MEMORY.
I CAN STILL RECALL IT SOME NIGHTS IN MY DREAMS.
AS I TURNED TO WALK AWAY FOR THAT FINAL TIME.
I TRIED TO BE STRONG AND NOT TO CRY.
BUT IT WAS HARD BECAUSE IT WAS THE DAY 
THAT THE FARMHOUSE WAVED GOODBYE. 

V2

THE SUBURBS ARE COMING TO THIS 
ONCE SMALL FARMING TOWN.
THE TOWN SQUARE IS SLOWLY
DYING, THE MOM AND POP STORES
SLOWLY SHUTTING DOWN.
THEY'RE BUILDING THAT NEW
STRIP MALL AND WAL-MART DOWN THE ROAD.
A NEW FACTORY AND A COURTHOUSE
ITS PROGRESS SO I'M TOLD. 
THE TRACTORS AND THE OLD FORD
PICKUP TRUCKS HAVE BEEN REPLACED
BY SUV'S.
THEY GAVE US A COURT ORDER,
AND WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO LEAVE.
AS I TURNED TO WALK AWAY FOR THAT FINAL TIME.
I TRIED TO BE STRONG AND NOT TO CRY.
BUT IT WAS HARD BECAUSE IT WAS THE DAY 
THAT THE FARMHOUSE WAVED GOODBYE. 

BRIDGE:

NOW THE CITY NEEDS MONEY
AND A LITTLE MORE LAND
THEY OFFERED US MILLIONS
THEY GAVE US THEIR MASTER PLAN.
THEY THINK A MILLION DOLLARS
IS THE SOLUTION, BUT WHAT THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND
IS THAT THS OLD FARMHOUSE IS PRICE-LESS 
IT WAS ALWAYS MEANT TO STAND.
AS I TURNED TO WALK AWAY FOR THAT FINAL TIME.
I TRIED TO BE STRONG AND NOT TO CRY.
BUT IT WAS HARD BECAUSE IT WAS THE DAY 
THAT THE FARMHOUSE WAVED GOODBYE. 

V3

SO AS I STAND HERE WATCHING THE
BULLDOZERS PASS BY I'LL TRY TO STAND TALL
AND NOT START TO CRY
AND AS I TURNED TO LEAVE 
FOR THAT FINAL TIME
I COULD HAVE SWORD I SAW MY
GRANDPA WATCHING WITH 
THAT TWINKLE IN HIS EYE
HE WHISPERED YOU DID YOUR BEST
YOU GAVE IT YOUR BEST TRY.
YEAH THE DAY
THE OLD FARMHOUSE WAVED GOODBYE.. 
YEAH IT WAS THE DAY
THE OLD FARMHOUSE 
WAVED GOODBYE. 
GOODBYE
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