Every Town Will Celebrate - Mischief Brew

Well, big bad man come into town

Gave sweets to the children

Pushed their daddies around

Made the streets so bright in the zones of blight

No more fear in the hearts of whites

He built a hall, put on a show

From high above, watched his boulders roll

Then he bought Main Street and the old Town Hall

He named his price, his face on every wall

Now the factories have all shut down

No more cloth stitched in this town

So the only job for boy and I

In the prison making tiles shine

Someday that man will come here too

With that magic hat, spit and glue

He’ll wash the stone, paint the brick

Rename the streets

And make the clocks all tick on time

He’ll make us run on time

And every town will celebrate someday

Waving sweatshop flags and grande lattes

Wearing culture on their backs

Wearing spirit on their hats

One by one they’ll join the parade and celebrate

Yeah, every town will celebrate someday

Now corners near and corners far

Are somehow the same coffee bar

And community is felt again

Thanks to folks I’ve never met

They slayed the artists, sold their arts

Gave the toddlers shopping carts

Raised the prices, raised the rent

Some days I wish that I could go back again

No, I can’t go back again

Just like they do in Florida

Down in Celebration, Florida

And when every road is Main Street, U.S.A

We’ll be safely kept at bay from any disruption or display

Of truth, adventure, love and rage