GENTRY
They are turning all the mills into condos
And the factories into malls.
Where grandpa ran a lathe that turned out spindles
Now they're selling silk designer overalls.
And there's aromatherapy
Where the machines used to be.
DR: So how's it going?
TR: Not bad. You?
DR: Okay.
TR: You know Butch---
DR: Yeah. We used to work at the lumber yard.
FN: Good to see you.
TR: So what you up to nowadays?
DR: I'm working as a massage therapist. Seventy bucks an hour.
FN: Hey, not bad.
DR: Plus tips.
FN: Yeah. Nobody gave us tips at the lumber yard. That's for sure.
DR: How about you?
FN: Me? I'm a yoga instructor now. And I photograph people's auras.
DR: Oh really.
FN: Yeah. ---- It a way for people to discover the tapestry of their past lives and enrich the life you have now.
TR: Huh. I never heard you use the word "tapestry" before, Butch.
FN: Well, times change. What you up to?
TR: I'm a life coach.
FN: You? You're a plumber.
TR: Times change.
FN: What does a life coach do?
TR: Hire me and I'll show you.
FN: What happened to plumbing?
TR: Went down the toilet. (CHUCKLING)
DR: Well, a guy's gotta do what a guy's gotta do.
TR: So you like doing massage?
DR: It's okay. I hate the music. The guitar and flute crap. God, it drives me nuts. And the incense. And you have to whisper. Can't talk in a normal voice or it scares people.
FN: Somehow I can't believe it---- you giving massage. Your hands are all calloused.
DR: It's what I do. Just squirt some alowvera on em and squosh it around.
FN: I think it's pronounced "aloe vera".
DR: It's "alowvera" ---- cause you put it all over em. Anyway it's organ-ic.
FN: You mean organic.
DR: Organ-ic. It's good for your organs.
FN: It's organic.
DR: You telling me how to do massage? You?
FN: Don't shove me.
DR: I'm not shoving you, I'm shoving your aura. Ha ha ha ha ha.
FN: Well, I know who I'm NOT going to go to for massage.
DR: Yeah, well, ask your wife how she likes it?
FN: Why you (BIG SOCKFEST, KAPOWS, OOFS, MUSIC UNDER)
GK (SING):
They're turning the mills into health clubs
And the factories into artist studios.
We're all trying to enjoy gentrifying
But it's like dressing up dogs in fancy clothes.
Everything's hand-crafted and organic,
Sustainable, non-fat, and gluten-free.
It's okay but I miss the factory
And the way things used to be.