Suburbia - Lyrics - We're About 9

We're About 9 is an American folk band. Formed in Baltimore, MD in the late 1990s, the band has developed a following primarily through folk music festivals such as Falcon Ridge Folk Festival and coffeehouses in the mid-Atlantic and North Eastern U.S.

you know they really should put a stop sign here people fly around this corner with nothing to fear, you know I see it everyday but I'm safe up here, this is where I'll stay a silent alarm in this convenience store doesn't seem to do much for that poor clerk you know he's such an easy target but I'm safe out here, this is where I'll stay I've seen a ten car pile up I've seen fistfights, gunfights, more still I see know need to leave my space outside the door I'm watching America I'm watching America no I can't remember when I gave it up school, family, religion, I didn't know where to stop but I've got friends out here this is all I need we're doing just fine you know the city's overrated there's nothing there for us I've seen it on TV. those people all live in the past they're all white-bred republicans making rules no one follows cheating on their wives beating down on lower class we're happy in suburbia we're happy in suburbia suburbs are built for people like us the young guys who know there's nobody to trust I'm safe out here, this is all I need this is where I'll stay I've seen a ten car pile up I've seen fistfights, gunfights, more still I see know need to leave my space outside the door I'm watching America I'm watching America