Land developers come to town
They're knocking trees and houses down
With tractors ripping through the ground
So boring men in business suits
And lots of modern women, too
Can ruin the world in comfort
Office building
Walls and a ceiling
And a floor to put your desk on
Raping the land so someone can
Shuffle papers and push around a pencil
The world is going to hell in a dump truck
They're building one right down the street
Come back in a couple of weeks
And the fire trap's complete
Pave the world, the hell with squirrels
A dying world's not their concern
Just more computer terminals
They're knocking trees and houses down
With tractors ripping through the ground
So boring men in business suits
And lots of modern women, too
Can ruin the world in comfort
Office building
Walls and a ceiling
And a floor to put your desk on
Raping the land so someone can
Shuffle papers and push around a pencil
The world is going to hell in a dump truck
They're building one right down the street
Come back in a couple of weeks
And the fire trap's complete
Pave the world, the hell with squirrels
A dying world's not their concern
Just more computer terminals