Took a drive into the sprawl
To find the house where we used to stay
I couldn't read the number in the dark
You said "let's save it for another day"

I took a drive into the sprawl
To find the places we used to play
It was the loneliest day of my life
You're talking at me, but I'm still far away

Let's take a drive through the sprawl
Through these towns they built to change
And then you said "The emotions are dead"
It's no wonder that you feel so strange

Cops showing their lights
On the reflectors of our bikes
Said "Do you kids know what time it is?"
Well, sir, it's the first time I felt like something's mine
Like I have something to give

The last defender of the sprawl
Said "Well, where do you kids live?"
Well, sir, if you only knew what the answer's worth
Been searching every corner of the earth


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Sprawl I (Flatland) Lyrics as written by Regine Chassagne Jeremy Gara

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    Many houses but not many homes. Just a place to sleep. Emotionless shacks. The energy/memories/life has been sucked out of what once was. You can't run the streets and have crab apple fights anymore as long as you come home by dark. Things are different and people live very individualistic lifes so nobody trusts anybody else and everyone is too busy to enjoy life and it is passing many...this is the result of having suburb homes inflate from $20,000 - $50,000 to $200,000 to $1,000,000. Different vibe.

    kidsonbuseson August 09, 2010   Link

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