I had a place on a dirt road’s end
Back in the woods near the Broad River bend
I had a double-wide, back side of the family farm
Kinfolks lived on every side
We all got a lot when Granddaddy died
When he left this earth, he left this earth behind
'Til a man came around, he was looking to buy
Said he’d make us rich in the blink of an eye
So we scratched our heads and said, "How much are we talking about?"
There goes the neighborhood. There goes the neighborhood
There goes the neighborhood. Oh, there she blows
There goes the neighborhood
Now my driveway’s where the blacktop ends
Back in the middle of a cul-de-sac bend
I got a fairway view down to the fourteenth hole
The dues are expensive but the club is cool
We got a zero entry swimming pool
We got a guard at the gate and one hell of an HOA. Yeah
There goes the neighborhood. There goes the neighborhood
There goes the neighborhood. Oh, there she blows
There goes the neighborhood
Now I get a letter if my grass turns brown
If my shrubs are too tall, if a limb falls down
I get a letter if my dog runs out of the yard
Can’t park my boat in the driveway now
Without somebody ‘round here having a cow
I should’ve read a little closer before I put my name on the line
I’m hitting the road in a U-Haul truck
Ain’t it funny how stuff gets all messed up?
This used to be the country, but the country’s all a suburb now
And I’m outta here!
There goes the neighborhood. There goes the neighborhood
There goes the neighborhood. Oh, there she blows
There goes the neighborhood