And the band played on As the helicopters whirred. Drunk on the lawn in a nuclear dawn, My senses finally blurred..
He was a rock Til the end, a solid reminder Couldn't deny a friend We lived in the noise and The sweet amber poison Peeking up the skirt of the end And we'd drink Two gnarly dudes and some records Much like plates of black food We filled up our faces Saw some far places Stood on the roof in the nude.
And the band played on As the helicopters whirred. Drunk on the lawn in a nuclear dawn, My senses finally blurred..
Between poles, he said, "We're like cows in the grass. Brushing off flies Chaise lounging around Standing up falling down Til we no longer opened our eyes." And we'd drink Ever notice how drinking's like war? Cup o troops oe'r the guns Til the end of our health A campaign 'gainst myself Armed with bourbons and scotches and rums
And the band played on As the helicopters whirred. Drunk on the lawn in a nuclear dawn, My senses finally blurred..
Think of bombs We're poised on the edge of disaster Whether it's right or it's wrong We opened the window Played some nintendo Sang a few bars of some pretty old song. "Irene good night. Irene goodnight Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene I'll see you, in my dreams." Oh to dream, those impotent Bones of extinction Flying graceful and free. None but the best, Cause the man cannot rest Til he's finally beaten his me
And the band played on As the helicopters whirred. Drunk on the lawn in a nuclear dawn, My senses finally blurred..
Til the end, he passed out on the Sundeck that morning Quietly saying goodbye But I was so hammered I sputtered and stammered Told him he couldn't just die He was a rock Went straight for his own armegeddon Face froze in a grin Ambulance flying in, I never drank again Can't really call that a loss or a win
And the band played on As the helicopters whirred. Drunk on the lawn in a nuclear dawn, My senses finally blurred..