Jewel - The New Wild West Lyrics
You see the ghosts of the buffaloMoving both fierce and slowLike glittering prophesiesOn the edge of the horizonAs you drive glittering highwaysAnd beaten-up by-waysThat straddle and girdleA great and many-faced nationThere are lambs in the ghettosWho worship their gapettosBelieving in, though never seeingThe strings they think bind themSo you write to our congressmenWith bleeding pensOf the sorrow withinAnd in return they just sendTickets to the latest tom hanks showChorus:Welcome to the new wild westEach man for himselfA nation of civilized steeplesAnd lonely peopleWelcome to the new wild westThere are so many fractionsAnd cue-card reactionsIts hard to keep clearThe possibilities herecause theres no force to unite themPrivilege has ruled for thousands of yearsWars have been fought with bibles and tearsYet liberation cant deny the temptationAnd soon becomes the oppressorShow me a leader whos fit to leadWho dont sew his seed in anythingWounded enough to breedBecause after all what fun is powerIf you cant act like a rock star?ChorusSee me, Ive been cruelIve been petty and unkindBut I know my own mindAnd since it seems clearTheres no one leading us hereThe only thing left it appearsIs to task ourselves to be better each timeThen those before usWell be an army of theivesOf self-freed slavesOf mild-mannered maidsWell fight with whispers and bladesSo get ready, a new day is dawningChorus
