[Verse 1] You came in with a moving van and plans for every hill Said the valley had such promise, then you priced it past the mill Now the rancher's kid's in Belgrade, paying half his check for rent And the old two-lane's a parking lot by quarter after ten [Chorus] Boz Angeles, welcome to the show Mountains in the window, nowhere left to go More houses on the hayfields, more signs that say “for lease” You brought the cure you had back home—and took away the peace Boz Angeles, how the skyline's grown We used to wave at strangers; now we barely get back home [Verse 2] You traded smog for wildfire smoke and called the difference clean Put a gate across the meadow, then a coffee shop between You brought your little slogans and your big-city advice Now the folks who built this place can't afford to stay the night [Chorus] Boz Angeles, welcome to the show in the window, nowhere left to go More houses on the hayfields, more signs that say “for lease” You brought the cure you had back home—and took away the peace Boz Angeles, how the skyline's grown We used to wave at strangers; now we barely get back home [Bridge] Nobody's mad you found us, nobody owns the sky But if you loved the quiet, tell me why you paved it dry The view still takes your breath away, the rent will take the rest And every brand-new “local” shop has a line out past the west [Final Chorus] Boz Angeles, welcome to the show Mountains in the window, nowhere left to go More houses on the hayfields, more signs that say “for lease” You brought the cure you had back home—and took away the peace Boz Angeles, there’s one thing we all know: A town can grow so fast it forgets the place it used to call home [Outro] Boz Angeles, take it slow Leave a little room for the folks who call this home
