Blood & metal Buried in the rubble Empire on the ground Scattering the mortar Broken terracotta History falling down Joshua said That it’s time to go A disciple told him so Canaan, God & Allah Fighting for a dollar Sending me to Jericho Drunk old maids reminisce of the days When murder was an easy thing Bikini & sun, cigarettes & rummy On a pretty beach by the Dead Sea Hitched a ride With an Israelite On a bus called Samaritan Burning Rubber Soul On a solar radio It's a 10 watt Pioneer Humming along Singing "What Goes On" In a harmony like a glove Guns in the back And we're planning our attack I think they call it modern love Drove into town & they shot him down And I heard he is a martyr now Took me to jail & mama posted bail Got a whipping when I got out 10 years on And mama is gone And life pass to casually Sitting on the bank In a bombed out tank Just playing with a memory Tried a hand to the 9 to 5 Got a suit for the interview Sorry my son Said the man with the gun But your record don't look so good Borrow a halo, paint it in Day-Glo Ain't it a pretty sight Playing Crazy Eights On the way to the gate Hey baby it's a wonderful life