Ellis Paul Washington Dc 5-91 Lyrics

Washington Dc 5-91 Lyrics

Politician and a stewardess
Underneath the monuments and the moon 
He talked of national security 
She talked of Paris in June 

(chorus) 
The lucky ones if they`re out tonight 
Can see cherry blossoms blooming 
Or ride white carriages beneath city lights But Lincoln`s eyes of stone stare
cool 
As if bored of the reflecting pool 
Or hardened by what`s hidden from his sight They`re rioting in the capitol
tonight... 

Now the Joneses from Poughkeepsie 
Rest mall-weary legs in the hotel pool 
They`re soaking up reflections 
The kids are glad they`re out of school 
The museums were overcrowded 
White House lines were much too long 
But the sights, they were quite beautiful It`s good to know where the tax
money`s gone...
New Light on your Halo 

Welcome to the city where we`re rich on pride and pity Where a schoolboy, just
a fool 
boy, gets shot down in daylight A state of shock, a face down on the sidewalk
Who`s 
seeing God and gets the nod to Heaven like a hawk Who keeps the score when the
city goes to war -- By guns, by deaths, by money?
A man in a black coat standing in the gun-smoke Sips on white milk and honey...


(chorus)

This can be the playground of the feeble Where the mindless mix the soil of
play with evil A child becomes the means because innocence is believable To
all, to all, to all, but their mother`s eyes New light on your halo 

And it ain`t shining brightly