The song is "Ohio" but the lyrics could very well apply to just about any other place in the US, even Laredo. This is epecially true about "a government that had no pride".
I WENT BACK TO
BUT MY CITY WAS GONE
THERE WAS NO TRAIN STATION
THERE WAS NO DOWNTOWN
ALL MY FAVORITE PLACES
MY CITY HAD BEEN PULLED DOWN
REDUCED TO PARKING SPACES
A, O, WAY TO GO
WELL I WENT BACK TO
BUT MY FAMILY WAS GONE
I STOOD ON THE
THERE WAS NOBODY HOME
I WAS STUNNED AND AMAZED
MY CHILDHOOD MEMORIES
SLOWLY SWIRLED PAST
LIKE THE WIND THROUGH THE TREES
A, O, OH WAY TO GO
I WENT BACK TO Laredo
BUT MY PRETTY
HAD BEEN PAVED DOWN THE MIDDLE
BY A GOVERNMENT THAT HAD NO PRIDE
THE FIELDS OF LAREDO
HAD BEEN REPLACED BY SHOPPING MALLS
AND MUZAK FILLED THE AIR
FROM
SAID, A, O, OH WAY TO GO
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