I cut the grass again today
The diesel's getting low
And I don't know how much longer it will last
I could hear the neighbours say
It would serve them right to get a
visit from the government
Thought that I don't see
things their way
And I want to play along with
the games they're playing
But you see one front and
you've seen them all
And they're not all that they're
dressed up to be
They strut their feathers in
the dustbowl parade
And the line up there has
been cavalier
I went to church again today
The preacher was welcoming
I smiled through my dismay and prayed
And I watched my words so heaven bound
And the light was glowing in my eyes
But you've seen one
God and you've seen them all
And they're not all that
they're dressed up to be
They strut their feathers in
the dustbowl parade
An d their line -up in the has -been cavalry
I met a pretty girl today
She said she was an angel
But I know she is the gypsy's daughter
She said we could run away
Run into the wasteland
To find the places where no one ever goes
And her eyes they shone like forced fire
And the dogs were running
in the wastelands
But you see one love and
you've seen them all
They're not old,
they're dressed up to be
They strut their feathers in
the dustbowl parade
And they lie on a pill that
has been cavalier
And the rain is coming down
Falling silver ribbons on the
southern ground
People say we can see
blood in the puddles
Blood in the puddles
But I just see the rain
I only see the rain
Cos you've seen one flood and
you've seen them all
They're not all,
they're just not to be
They strut their feathers in
the dustbowl parade
An d the line up here has
been cavalier
They strut their feathers
in the dust -filled air
Let me line up in the has -been calvary
Line up in the has -been cal
vary
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