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My backyard is an Illinois farm

And yours is a bend in the Hudson River

Her backyard's Sunset Boulevard

And his is the heart of the Mojave Desert

My backyard's got an acre of prairie

And yours has miles and miles of pavement

But come rain or shine, it's the same big sky

That's here to remind us we all gotta make it

And some folks say to stake your claim

And fence it in, but I see it different

Come on out to the big backyard

It ain't mine, it ain't yours, it's all of ours

Now my backyard is a Redwood forest

And yours is a rocky shore in New England

Her backyard is the streets of New York

And his is the hum of the L.A. freeway

My backyard has got a blanket of fog

And yours has a whole lot of sunny weather

But come rain or shine, it's the same big sky

That's here to remind us we belong together

And some folks say to stake your claim

And fence it in, but I see it different

Come on out to the big backyard

It ain't mine, it ain't yours, it's all of ours

Wherever you ramble, wherever you roam

Whoever you are, we've all gotta live here

However you march to the beat of your drum

Everyone is shining in the big backyard

My backyard sure is beautiful

But it's getting hard to see through all the fences

And your backyard used to stretch so far

But now it's coming up short and it seems so senseless

How some folks say to stake your claim

And fence it in, why can't we see it different?

Come on out to the big backyard

It ain't mine, it ain't yours, it's all of ours

Out in the big backyard, it's all of ours