(Nothing But) Flowers

Here we stand

Like an Adam and Eve

Waterfalls

Garden of Eden

Two fools in love

So beautiful and strong

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 nothin' but flowers

There was a factory

Now there are mountains and rivers

You've got it, you've got it

We caught a rattlesnake

Now we got somethin' for dinner

We've got it, we've got it

There was a shoppin' mall

Now it's all covered with flowers

You've got it, you've got it

If this is paradise

I wish I had a lawnmower

We've got it, we've got it

Years ago

I was an angry young man

I'd pretend

That I was a billboard

Standin' 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 nothin' but flowers

The highways and cars

Were sacrificed for agriculture

I thought that we'd start over

But I guess I was wrong, hey

Once there were parkin' lots

Now it's a peaceful oasis

You've got it, you've got it

This was a Pizza Hut

Now it's all covered with daisies

You've got it, you've got it

I miss the honky tonks

Dairy queens, and 7-Elevens

You've got it, you've got it

And as things fell apart

Nobody paid much attention

You've got it, you've got it

I dream of cherry pies, candy bars

And chocolate chip cookies

You've got it, you've got it

We used to microwave

Now we just eat nuts and berries

You've got it, you've got it

This was a discount store

Now it's turned into a cornfield

You've got it, you've got it

Don't leave me stranded here

I can't get used to this lifestyle

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