Progress Is Killing All My Favorite Bars

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Well i went to have a beer,
At a home that serves quite near,
But my beer of choice had died of drinkers thirst
So i asked for a meal, one to satisfy and heal,
Now I’m starving, for a stranger’s sympathy

Progress is killing all my favorite bars,
Their guns are dressed like yuppies,
and their bullets are credit cards,
They’ll shoot you in the back, once you’ve earned your own star,
Progress is killing all my favorite bars

Well your clothes they might be nicer,
but your drinks, they cost twicer….more,
and there’s usually a fee, for the glamor of your company,
like a fresh coat of paint on a night I won’t recall,
And sure this neighborhood seems safer,
I'm sure it’d be greatfer,
3 kids and a pure bred picaneze,
Wine bars, coffee shops,
Privates schools, right down the block,
a stones throw from that dive you just help close,
But my habits they aren’t all free,
… And take it from me,
It’s not. always fun to be inspired,
Though it seems there is no choice,
Against this shiny gentrified voice,
I guess you just get to have it all,

Progress is killing all my favorite bars,
Their guns are dressed like yuppies,
and their bullets are credit cards,
They’ll shoot you in the back, once you’ve earned your own star,
Progress is killing all my favorite bars

Progress is killing all my favorite bars,
Their guns are dressed like yuppies,
and their bullets are credit cards,
They’ll shoot you in the back, once you’ve earned your own star,
Progress is killing all my favorite bars

So we’ll find another hole,
Where we can afford to grow,
Eat your trash and shit out a trendy scene,
And next time you come through,
Don’t forget this is all for you,
And I can’t wait for my rent to go up again.

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from eLcERkO, released June 11, 2019

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