Captain Beefheart The Past Sure Is Tense Lyrics

The Past Sure Is Tense Lyrics

The past sure is tense 
they`re heading up for the main event 
all those people seem to be hell-bent 
see those people up on top of the fence 
and the man down there 
selling knotholes through the fence 
the little shoe generation man 
I found your print on a dollar bill 
I founf your print on an Indian mound 
I found your print on the statue at the sound 
I found your print on the elephant ground 
I found your print in the beautiful mountains 
the grass no longer grew around 
I found your print in my mind - 
the past sure is tense 
the pastsureistense 
no you got the wrong idea 
no you got the wrong intent 
the carpenter carpenterized my vent 
the only peephole 
where is my dent 
the past sure is tense 
the past sure is tense 
the past sure is now 
I don`t see how 
see those people that used to 
throw those tents 
you can`t see them now 
they`re in past tense 
the past sure is tense