#fuc I'm not sure this works - it puts 2 points of view into the same song. Maybe i'll rewrite it sometime and do less fence sitting

I remember this place back when I was a child The meadows and fields- Mother Nature run wild But now it’s all houses and cars roads and shops No one remembers the fields full of crops

But is it the builders who shoulder the blame For building those houses that all look the same Or is it ourselves that we need to forgive For wanting a warm clean and safe place to live

Chorus O give me a space Give me a place I need a safe place to rest Don’t let me roam far from my home I’m hoping I pass the test

And if it all seems that it’s never quite right To turn nature’s beauty to a building site We need to live somewhere and that’s how it seems We’re wanting to live in the house of our dreams

It’s never been easy we’re finding it hard We’re wanting to say it “ Not in My Back Yard” But there is a need and it needs to be filled There still remain lots of houses to build

If we welcome outsiders the strangers the lost We can do it of course but there will be a cost To discard the familiar embracing the new Who cares if the outcome is spoiling the view?