Two Cold Nights in Buffalo

Stuck in Nickel City on the tainted side of a coin
 El Niño brought a blizzard, the Greyhound brought a boy
 Those yellow city lights accent the gutters and the rats
 Only the cheap motels were open, wrong side of the tracks
 Two cold nights in Buffalo
 On the way to see you
 Outside town, all the roads are closed
 Gonna wash this rust belt new
 Snowy prison out on Main Street, heaters hang from the cells
 A bum searches for shelter, so cold he dreams of hell
 It's that American Dream dying, I hear the whispers of each ghost
 Of a wealthy man who once died in downtown Buffalo
 Two cold nights in Buffalo
 On the way to see you
 Outside town, all the roads are closed
 Gonna wash this rust belt new
 Gonna wash it new
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 What happened to the middle class, mom-and-pop, five-and-dimes?
 Soon they'll be knocking it all down to build that high-rise
 What happened to the good old boys rollin' dice in the street?
 What happened to the neighborhood and the neighbors who had moved?
 What happened to recreation? That old roller skating rink?
 What happened to preserving this town's history?
 Two cold nights in Buffalo
 On the way to see you
 Outside town, all the roads are closed
 Gonna wash this rust belt new
 Gonna wash it new