No Man's Land Lyrics - While You Were Out - Soul Asylum

In a town without a name 

There is no shame, no blame to claim 

One fine day the pilgrims came 

And made new rules for an old game 

And I'm waiting for the garbage man 

To take you away 

And I'm searching for my playground 

So I can go and play 

So they built a big smoke stack 

They built a railroad track, they made the dirt roads black 

And they did it behind your back, and now you pay their tax 

Hoping something cracks 

And I'm waiting for the garbage man 

To take you away 

And I'm searching for my playground 

So I can go and play 

From out of the dust came corrosion and rust 

That made you look so cheap 

There's nothing to have here and nothing to hold here 

And nothing that you can keep 

Now understand, this is no man's land 

It's all that's left that's free 

Where the kings of nothing rule my friend 

And you can't make me leave 

There's a billboard in the sky 

Reflecting water in your eyes 

This big city, this ghost town 

Will come crawling to the ground 

And I'm waiting for the hurricane 

To blow you away 

And I'm searching for my twister 

To twist you into shape 

Now my speech is said and done 

The circus came, I had my fun 

And the wasteland has been won 

And the building has begun 

And I'm waiting for the earthquake 

To shake you down 

And I see my mother nature 

Drag you around 

From out of the dust came corrosion and rust 

That made you look so cheap 

There's nothing to have here and nothing to hold here 

And nothing that you can keep 

Now understand, this is no man's land 

It's all that's left that's free 

Where the kings of nothing rule my friend 

Then you can't make believe?