Bohemian Flats

World’s gone crazy, everybody’s insane, Mark Zuckerberg tryin to get inside my brain

Tired of the rules and the bureaucrats, I headed down to Bohemian Flats

Down by the river it’s a shanty town, regular folk be milling around

Tending their shops, chewing the fat, living their lives on Bohemian Flats

 I stepped out the door, stepped out of time, took a day off, it wasn’t a crime

 Went to a place where the river runs slow, just like life did long ago

I wandered through those dusty streets, a jolly old butcher was carving up meat

A drunk stumbled out of the town saloon, lady on a porch playing banjo tunes

Horse-drawn wagon with a wheel that squeaked, kids running ‘round playing hide and seek,

Back in the shadows was a calico cat, taking a nap on Bohemian Flats

        I stepped out the door, stepped out of time, took a day off, it wasn’t a crime

 Went to a place where the river runs slow, just like life did long ago

She was sitting on the riverbank all alone, she smiled, I bought her an ice cream cone

Soon we engaged in a pleasant chat, she told me ‘bout her life on Bohemian Flats

I lost myself in her pretty green eyes, holding hands, we watched the river roll by

And a paddleboat full of diplomats, we fell in love on Bohemian Flats

        I stepped out the door, stepped out of time, took a day off, it wasn’t a crime

 Went to a place where the river runs slow, just like life did long ago

Then the town got bought up by some billionaires

They built a bunch of condos, put a Starbucks there

They tore down the shanties like a bunch of crooks

Closed the general store and burned the history books

Now my baby and I, we lie in bed at night

We got a couple of kids, we’re doing all right

We're living in the suburbs, imagine that

But our dreams take us back to Bohemian Flats

        You can step out the door, step out of time, take a day off, it ain't no crime

 Go to a place where the river runs slow, just like life did long ago

        Bohemian Flats