Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Ruins of the Realm , by - James McMurtry. Song from the album Just Us Kids, in the genre Иностранный рокRelease date: 14.04.2008
Record label: Lightning Rod
Song language: English
Ruins of the Realm |
| Standin' in the middle of a Roman street |
| Marble dust all over my feet |
| Bearded masses at the gates |
| Dancin' in the ruins while it’s not too late |
| Drivin' a Rolls through old Bombay |
| Rickshaw driver’s in my way |
| Well he’d better move over and he’d better move fast |
| Dancin' in the ruins of a golden past |
| Dancin' in the ruins of the Raj |
| Queen and country’s noble cause |
| Standin' on the banks of the river Seine |
| I ain’t got tuppence to my name |
| Stand my ground and I cast my net |
| Dancin' in the ruins where the sun don’t set |
| Dancin' in the ruins of the Crown |
| Enfield rifles keepin' us down |
| I got a thirty-aught-six and a premium load |
| In a shotgun shack on a two lane road |
| Smack in the middle of the Bible Belt |
| Dancin' in the ruins all by myself |
| We got the National Guard with the bayonets |
| We got the ten commandments on the State House steps |
| We shalt not steal and we shalt not kill |
| Dancin' in the ruins of our own free will |
| Dancin' in the ruins of the South |
| Confederate flag taped over my mouth |
| We thank thee Lord for all we got |
| While the multinationals call the shots |
| So scrape them hides and clean that slate |
| Dancin' in the ruins of the nation-state |
| We’ll fight 'em on the land, we’ll fight 'em in the air |
| Little cowboy says «We gotta fight 'em over there» |
| You ain’t seen nothing like it since Saigon fell |
| Dancin' in the ruins 'cause we might as well |
| Dancin' in the ruins of the realm |
| A fool and a mad man at the helm |
| Dancin' in the ruins of the Reich |
| Down in the bunker on a hunger strike |