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[Verse 1]
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Stuck in Nickel City on the tainted side of a coin
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El Niño brought a blizzard, the Greyhound brought a boy
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Those yellow city lights accent the gutters and the rats
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Only the cheap motels were open, wrong side of the tracks

[Chorus]
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Two cold nights in Buffalo
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On the way to Syracuse
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Outside town, all the roads are closed
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Gonna wash this rust belt new

[Verse 2]
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Snowy prison out on Main Street, heaters hang from the cells
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A bum searches for shelter, so cold he dreams of hell
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It's that American Dream dying, I hear the whispers of each ghost
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Of a wealthy man who once died in downtown Buffalo

[Chorus]
E                  F     C
Two cold nights in Buffalo
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On the way to Syracuse
E                     F         C
Outside town, all the roads are closed
      F    C    Dm   C    G
Gonna wash this rust belt new
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Gonna wash it new

[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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What happened to the middle class, mom-and-pop, five-and-dimes?
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Soon they'll be knocking it all down to build that high-rise
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What happened to the good old boys rollin' dice in the street?
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What happened to the neighborhood and the neighbors who had moved?
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What happened to recreation? That old roller skating rink?
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What happened to preserving this town's history?

[Chorus]
E                  F     C
Two cold nights in Buffalo
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On the way to Syracuse
E                     F         C
Outside town, all the roads are closed
      F    C    Dm   C    G
Gonna wash this rust belt new
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Gonna wash it new