James McMurtry - Ruins of the Realm download song

Song Lyrics

Smack in the middle of the bible belt, down in the bunker on a hunger strike, i got a thirty-aught-six and a premium load
Standin in the middle of a roman street, dancin in the ruins of the raj James, stand my ground and i cast my net
Dancin in the ruins of the reich, we got the ten commandments on the state house steps, dancin in the ruins of the crown
Bearded masses at the gates, stand my ground and i cast my net

Dancin in the ruins cause we might as well, dancin in the ruins of the raj, rickshaw driver s in my way
You ain t seen nothing like it since saigon fell, we thank thee lord for all we got, dancin in the ruins of a golden past
Dancin in the ruins of our own free will, smack in the middle of the bible belt Realm, we shalt not steal and we shalt not kill
you ain t seen nothing like it since saigon fell

I ain t got tuppence to my name, in a shotgun shack on a two lane road Realm, we got the ten commandments on the state house steps
standin on the banks of the river seine
in a shotgun shack on a two lane road
well he d better move over and he d better move fast

standin on the banks of the river seine
Well he d better move over and he d better move fast, dancin in the ruins cause we might as well
We got the national guard with the bayonets, a fool and a mad man at the helm
Drivin a rolls through old bombay, dancin in the ruins cause we might as well of, we ll fight em in the air

So scrape them hides and clean that slate, dancin in the ruins of the reich, dancin in the ruins of a golden past
Dancin in the ruins of the nation-state, dancin in the ruins of the south Ruins, dancin in the ruins of the realm
Well he d better move over and he d better move fast, queen and country s noble cause
Stand my ground and i cast my net, little cowboy says we gotta fight em over there

dancin in the ruins of the raj
I got a thirty-aught-six and a premium load, down in the bunker on a hunger strike, queen and country s noble cause
Dancin in the ruins of the nation-state, dancin in the ruins all by myself
Dancin in the ruins of the realm, dancin in the ruins of the reich McMurtry, you ain t seen nothing like it since saigon fell

Enfield rifles keepin us down, smack in the middle of the bible belt
queen and country s noble cause
Rickshaw driver s in my way, dancin in the ruins of the raj
Enfield rifles keepin us down, dancin in the ruins of the nation-state, standin in the middle of a roman street

Bearded masses at the gates, dancin in the ruins of the realm McMurtry, dancin in the ruins all by myself
standin in the middle of a roman street
Enfield rifles keepin us down, dancin in the ruins of the reich, in a shotgun shack on a two lane road
you ain t seen nothing like it since saigon fell

confederate flag taped over my mouth