Common Market

40 Acres
Heard 'em singin' ?this is my land? standin' on Mama Helen'sWith the band off-key; will fill 'em with jealousyWell develop a gluttonous thirst for sullen fiendsI pilot the Allis Chalmers over skulls in the ravineChokin' horse power - open her up and holler ?fuck class?Specialized degree in chemistry, huffin' mustard gasHigh hopes, underachiever he tends to overdoseHella smell of smoke and soda, the mode is so moroseNam vet, still in camouflage circa '85Way to ride, son - I seen your father on the day he diedDropped this in the pocket with the gem in the earFuck the watch, old man, it's the wisdom I wanna hearFought with the words, inexperienced in the expressionThe voice fades, granted it's a vague recollection but?Let it pass,? is what he leant - what it meant? Never askedMany mysteries will be revealed through the devil's craftI'm a fast study, barn burner, the charm turnin'Ugly under sparks when sharpening up the cutlerySkill a little rusty but trust me, I'mma resuscitateThis call is hard to kill off once it culminatesHibernation, my obligation is contractualWhere have all the good men gone? They're on sabbaticalBaptizing my goddaughter, water wash the hands of bloodBut soles soiled with the sand and mudFor the love of them rise above and cleanse the sinsI can part with that much, just don't touch the timbsSongtexteEvery scuff I earned, armchair sucker-tough, I yearnTo compare it to the stuff I learnedColonel status 'til the graduate passed on, the pursuit ofPassion will stop upon a plot on VashonNice one, boy - the soy that's on the upper rowPrice one; that's a bison, not a buffaloHustle grand, seen a demand for organicIn toxicity limits - infinitely more panicThey're resorting to importing plants from other planetsIt cancels out the importance of the advantageThey're tantric types - neophytes with dietary afflictionsImposing proprietary restrictionsTime to go to war, shortly I'll be back in DrennonAttending to 40 acres and a dissident... Aus Songtexte Mania