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Houses in the Fields  --  John Gorka

(from the 1991 album, "Jack's Crows)

Intro:
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Verse 1:
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They're growing houses in the fields between the towns
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And the Starlight Drive-in movie's closing down
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The road is gone to the way it was before
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And the spaces won't be spaces anymore

Verse 2:
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Two more farms were broken by the drought
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First the Wagners now the Fullers pulling out
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Developers paid better than the corn
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But this was not the place where they were born

Chorus:
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There's houses in the fields, no prayers for steady rain this year
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Houses in the fields, there's houses in the fields
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The last few farms are growing out of here

Verse 3:
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At first he wouldn't sell and then he would
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Now there'll be children playing where the silos stood
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The word came from the marrow of his bones
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It was the last sure way to pay off all the loans

Verse 4:
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The new streets will be named for kings and queens
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And a ransom will be paid for every castle's dream
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The model sign is crested with a lion
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And the farmers they will have enough to die on

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Verse 5:
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Oh I guess no one should be afraid of change
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But tell me why is there a fence for every open range?
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It's a sign I'm getting on in years
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When nothing new is welcome to these eyes and ears

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Final Verse:
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They're growing houses in the fields between the towns
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And the Starlight Drive-in movie is all closed down
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The road is gone to the way it was before
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And the spaces won't be spaces anymore
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No the spaces won't be spaces anymore