[Verse 1] I wore my old coat thin Down by the numbered shore They poured up glass and stone Where the gulls had lived before The tide came in with manners Then kicked the front gate loose Now every boardwalk promise Is dressed up for the noose [Pre-Chorus] I read the paper standing By the bait shop sign It said the sea was rising I said, yeah, that’s fine The men with bright new money Drew lines in salt and sand Built high on borrowed ground With a smile and a plan [Chorus] The squeeze, the squeeze It’s closing in on me The squeeze, the squeeze No beach, no place to flee Surf pounds the shuttered doors Development abounds The squeeze, the squeeze That’s how this town goes down (the squeeze, the squeeze) [Verse 2] I know the sheriff’s smile I know the banker’s ring They call it progress, baby I call it the same old thing They nail up pretty railings Above the floodline lie Then watch the water learning How to climb, how to bite I’m not a saint, I’m telling you I took my share and ran But I can see the ending Like a stain across my hand [Pre-Chorus] The condos wear their sunscreen The seawall wears a crack The maps all look so certain Till the ocean answers back And every grand ambition That shined in polished glass Turns into a souvenir In the undertow at last [Chorus] The squeeze, the squeeze It’s closing in on me The squeeze, the squeeze No beach, no place to flee Surf pounds the shuttered doors Development abounds The squeeze, the squeeze That’s how this town goes down (the squeeze, the squeeze) [Bridge] Half the pier is praying Half is trying to sell I lean on this old railing Like I know it all too well Maybe I’m the last fool Still smoking in the rain Maybe I’m just witness To the shape of my own change [Chorus] The squeeze, the squeeze It’s closing in on me The squeeze, the squeeze No beach, no place to flee Surf pounds the shuttered doors Development abounds The squeeze, the squeeze That’s how this town goes down (the squeeze, the squeeze) [Outro] So pour another long one And let the sirens moan I’ll stand here with my shadow Till the water takes the throne (the squeeze)
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