Intro :
M oon shining d own through the palms
S hadows moving on the s and
S omebody whispering the t wenty-third psalm
D usty rifle in his t rembling hands
S omebody trying just to s tay alive
H e got promises to k eep
O ver the ocean in Am erica
F ar away and fast as leep
S ilent stars b linking in the b lackness of an e ndless s ky
C old silver s atellites g hostly c aravans p assin g by
G alaxies unf olding n ew worlds being b orn
P ilgrims and p rodigals c reeping toward the dawn
B ut it's a long r oad out of Ed en
Music blasting from an SUV
O n a bright and sunny d ay
Rolling down the interstate
I n the good ol' USA
H aving lunch at the petr oleum club
S mokin' fine cigars and swappi n' lives
H e said: "gimme 'nother slice o' that b arbecued brisket!"
" gimme 'nother piece o' that p ecan pie!"
F reeways f lickering c ell phones c himi ng a tune
W e're riding to u topia r oad map s ays we'll be a rrivi ng so on
C aptains of the o ld order c linging to the r eins
A ssuring us these a ches inside are o nly growing pains
B ut it's a long r oad out of E den
B ack home I was so c ertain
T he path was very c lear
B ut now I have to w onder: "wh at are we doing here?"
I 'm not counting on t omorrow
A nd I can't tell w rong from right
B ut I'd give a nything to be there i n your arms tonight
W eaving down the Am erican highway
T hrough the litter and the wreckage and the c ultural junk
B loated with entitlement l oaded on propaganda
A nd now we're driving d azed and drunk
B een down the road to Damascus
T he road to Mandalay
M et the ghost of Caesar on the A ppian way
H e said "it's hard to stop this bingeing o nce you get a taste."
" but the road to empire is a b loody stupid waste."
B ehold the bitten apple - th e power of the t ools
B ut all the knowledge i n the world is of n o use to fools
A nd it's a long r oad out of E den....
