Florida Songtext
von Mofro

I remember my grandpa telling me
About the early days of Florida
Born a swamp cracker two miles from Granny′s Bay
Coming up the way of the wilderness
No car, phone, or electric light
Yeah, just living life one day at a time
No newspaper, no war, and no strife
Just the elemental keys that provide for life

Florida, I know you're out there hiding from me
You get harder and harder to find
To understand every day she keeps slipping away
Florida, please don′t fade on me now


Autumn sunset morning skies ablaze
The oaks and the pines turn their palms up to the sun
The kind of beauty that hits down in your soul
Still you have been to destroy it all
With concrete and steel we bang
A road to hell on a land we kill
So take a good look and remember it now
'Cause one day you're gonna wake up and find it gone

Now skyscrapers and superhighways
Are carved through the heart of Florida
Building subdivisions while the swamps are drained
Making room for people and amusement parks
Now skyscrapers and superhighways
Are carved through the heart of Florida
Building subdivisions while the swamps are drained
Making room for people and amusement parks

It′s like watching someone you love die slow
Yeah, they′re killing her one piece at a time
I know some are fools who think I should let go
But they've never seen Florida through my eyes


I know you′re out there hiding from me
You get harder and harder to find
To understand every day she keeps slipping away
Florida, please don't fade on me now
Florida, I know you′re out there hiding from me
You get harder and harder to find
To understand every day she keeps slipping away
Florida, please don't fade on me now