Vicinity Moves the Goalposts

[Verse] I used to show across the town, Then someone moved the circle round. The phone went quiet after eight, The owner leaned across the gate: “We’re only six more streets away, We’ve done that job since yesterday.” I dragged the little map around, And watched the distance turn us down. [Chorus] Somebody moved the goalposts, Somebody shortened the road. We can’t pick up the building And carry it closer to home. Tell the truth about the place, Put a real name on the face. [Verse] The name was stuffed with everything A person might be entering. We cleaned it up and checked the hours, Tended what was really ours. I couldn’t move the county line; I could make the details right. [Final chorus] Somebody moved the goalposts, We’ve still got work on the books. The building stays where it’s standing— Give folks a reason to look.