In my dreams in the emptiest places   Where we walked to forget our culture,   Gas stations appeared at night   So gleaming we can't see the sky   For the fluorescent lights    Shining on our faces   And there was no one there to sell   And there was no one there to buy   And there's no reason except for growth   And a legacy of empty buildings   In my dreams amusement parks   Appeared in my backyard   And they funded an initiative   To preserve the rural way of life   Through fees on parking lots   And there was no one there to sell   And there was no one there to buy   And there's no reason except for growth   And a legacy of empty buildings   But for now there are no businesses for miles   But where the city extends its legs   There's a footprint of what's going to be    And there was no one there to sell   And there was no one there to buy   And there's no reason except for growth   And a legacy of empty buildings