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I used to lie in the long grass and watch the clouds roll by
As a child my world was happy only people made me cry,
And if the sun had never set I wouldn’t have gone home
The moments I remember were the times I spent alone.
When I owned castles in the sky
And horses that could fly,
They’d take me there on golden wings to a place where no one cried.
I go back there for a while
And always know that I’ll
Be welcome there; a Prodigal Child.
When I grew up they told me there were no castles in the sky
And I should not imagine things; it was wrong to tell a lie,
And if I worked and studied hard; climbed the ladder of success
Then money and its power would ensure my happiness.
They kept tellin’ me
They kept tellin’ me
There were no castles in the sky
No horses that could fly,
No one to take me there on golden wings to a place where no one cried,
Nowhere to hide.
I was so busy counting what I made I didn’t count the cost
And things I thought I needed weren’t missed when they were lost.
With all the knowledge I had gained; after all the things I did
I realized I had it all when I was just a kid.
When I owned castles in the sky
And horses that could fly,
They’d take me there on golden wings to a place where no one cried.
I go back there for a while
And always know that I’ll
Be welcome there; a Prodigal Child.
I got the paycheck Friday, took it to the bank,
The check bounced so high it ain’t come down
I went looking for the man all over town.
Found him drinking in a down town bar
I knew he was there I recognized his car
Went inside and took him by the throat
Said, "Come on man this ain’t no joke."
I want the greenback pictures of the dead presidents.
Don’t gi’me the line about the check’s on the way
Gi’me cold hard currency USA.
He said, "I’ll be around Friday when I get my pay"
Friday came around, I waited in all night
But my ever-loving brother was nowhere in sight.
Went around to his house to see what went down,
His mother told me he was out on the town
I found him in a night club spending my green
I said, "Come on brother I don’t want a scene."
I want the greenback pictures of the dead presidents.
Don’t gi’me the line about the check’s on the way
Gi’me cold hard currency USA.
Your well-intended promises won’t pay my rent
A hand full of Jacksons will be OK
’Long as it’s cold hard currency USA
I want the greenback pictures of the dead presidents.
Don’t gi’me the line about the check’s on the way
Gi’me cold hard currency USA.
Things I didn’t understand,
Of darkness and of shadows
I’d run and take my father’s hand.
He taught me how to be a man
I listened to the words he said
And bigotry a different fear
He placed inside my head.
My heart was filled with fear
I looked again and saw it was a man
But still afraid as he drew near.
I looked again as he came closer
It was then that I discovered
This man I’d been afraid of,
I saw it was my brother.
But cut us we all bleed,
A child is not born prejudiced
Someone plants the seed.
I grew older and much wiser
Saw through the fallacy of race,
Now I try to see the man inside
And look beyond a face.
My heart was filled with fear
I looked again and saw it was a man
But still afraid as he drew near.
I looked again as he came closer
It was then that I discovered
This man I’d been afraid of,
I saw it was my brother.
When she walked up to me,
Sat down on a bar stool
Put her hand on my knee.
She said, "I feel drawn to you
Will you stay and talk a while."
And I can’t say no to beauty
When it’s backed up with a smile.
The way she stumbled with her words
I could tell she’d downed a few
Not that I would judge her
Or say what she should do
But it saddened me to see he there
In the depths that she had sunk
’Cos all that I could say,
She was a good-looking drunk.
Showed me a wedding band,
I said, "That’s OK by me
I’m not into one night stands."
Her eyes so deep I’d drown there
She told me of her life,
One time she’d been a dancer
And a rich man’s trophy wife.
She told me her problems
I just lent her my ear,
She had three more mixed drinks
While I had one more beer.
I just sat, enjoyed the view
As she unloaded all this junk,
And it saddened me to see her there
This good looking drunk.
One time I might have been,
I said, "Ever since my white horse died
I have quit that scene."
She laughed out loud the first time
And said, "It’s been a lot of fun."
I said, "It’s also been a long day
It’s time that I must run."
It was right along my way,
I pulled into her driveway
She had not had much to say.
There was a time I’d have gave advice
For the sake of my own voice,
But everyone must find their road
And each must make their choice.
She said, "I can’t believe you stayed with me."
She said, "You’re not the same
And I know I won’t forget you
Please tell me, what’s your name."
She kissed me one time on the lips
And said, "Did I do wrong."
I just smiled and shook my head
She turned and she was gone.
Though you only meet them once,
That’s how it was with me
And the good looking drunk.