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

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