Billy Joel - No Man's Land lyrics

I've seen those big machines come
Rolling through the quiet pines
Blue suit's and bankers with their
Volvos and their valentines
Give us this day our
Daily discount outlet merchandise
Raise up a multiplex and we
Will make a sacrifice
Now we're gonna get the big business
Now we're gonna get the real thing
Everybody's all excited about it

Who remembers when it all began
Out here in no man's land?
Before they passed the master plan
Out here in no man's land
Low supply and high demand
Here in no man's land

There ain't much work out here
In our consumer power base
No major industry
Just miles and miles of parking space
This morning's paper says our neighbor's
In a cocaine bust lots more to read about
Lolita and suburban lust
Now we're gonna get the whole story
Now we're gonna be in prime time
Everybody's all excited about it

Who remembers when it all began
Out here in no man's land?
We've just begun to understand
Out here in no man's land
Low supply and high demand
Here in no man's land

I see these children with their
Boredom and their vacant stares
God help us all if we're to
Blame for their unanswered prayers
They roll the sidewalks up at night
This place goes underground
Thanks to the condo kings there's
Cable now in Zombietown
Now we're gonna get the closed circuit
Now we're gonna get the Top 40
Now we're gonna get the sports franchise
Now we're gonna get the major attractions

Who remembers when it all began
Out here in no man's land?
Before the whole world was in our hands
Out here in no man's land
Before the banners and the marching bands
Out here in no man's land
Low supply and high demand
Here in no man's land