The (Last) Rebel Black Dot State Song of the Day
Less Than Jake, "The State of Florida" from GNV FLA (T.L.A.M.)

Commentary: I freely admit that the State Songs of the Day weren't nearly as fun as the preceding Municipal Songs of the Day. Perhaps I should have put this series out of its misery sooner. In any event, this is the end. Our series of patriotic songs, which began on Independence Day, will continue through the end of the summer, 'til Labor Day, but in a more free-wheeling style. "The State of Florida" succeeds as a song about a state, as a song about America, & as a song generally.

"Between the garbage and the concrete,
To the construction grounds under out feet,
A boomtown gone bust, a goldmine to dust,
Disintegrating!
Where latch key kids from divorces,
Transplants, and the foreign tourists
Fill up vacation spots turned trailer parks
'Cause this state is fading.

"And the city's skyline hasn't looked the same
Since the boom in south Florida's real estate.
It's turning into more than I can take,
Too much too soon, too little too late…"

I've always loved the signature line from "The State of Florida," repeated over & over at the song's end, "Too much too soon, too little too late."