Brick by brick you're building 'em up And block by block you're shutting 'em down You say you want them to BELIEVE in this Then give them a place where they can live A fresh coast of paint won't cover up these stains Yeah that's what I call progress: Just build a wall around the mess You're building a ghost town Been flipped so much that up looks down You're building a ghost town Build some luxury condos for the poor A fresh coast of paint won't make it go away That's what I call progress: Just build a wall around the mess You're building a ghosttown If you lived here your whole life, it's time to get out We're building waterfront gravesites 30 stories high Where dreams of fictional people live While the city around you dies.