The ticket costs only your mind
The driver said "hey man we go all the way"
Of course we were willing to pay
Then we went to the gift shop and stood in line.
Bought a souvenir miniature ball of twine, some window decals,and anything else theyâd sell us.
You know I been to the state fair, seen a calf made out of golden corn, Stephen Hawking out of string cheese, and the virgin out of olives.
Well, I think Iâm gonna re-route my trip.
I wonder if anybodyâd think Iâd flipped if I
Went to L.A. via Omaha?
Just as well, since the Wichita lineman is still on the line.
Man sends the ray of the electric light
Sends the impulse through the air
Down to home
Fourteen thousand times a second, the speaker moves.
Magnetism pushes the impulse through.
But I canât keep that speed, I canât generate that frequency.
And Iâm swimming in the night
Chasing down the moon
The deeper in the water
The more I long for you
I forgot my shirt at the waterâs edge
The moon is low tonight
Nightswimming deserves a quiet night
I canât go down to the waterâs edge.
I didnât do it. I saw who did.
Donât go down to the waterâs edge.
They did it once, they can do it again.
I swear
I swear
I swear
I swear
I didnât do a thing.
I should have done something.
Some stupid with a flare gun burned the place to the ground.
Smoke on the water, a fire in the sky.
Oh, weâre the boys from Camp Cucamonga
Our mothers sent us here for to study Natureâs ways
We learn to make sparks by rubbing sticks together
But if we catch the girls then weâll set the woods ablaze
Now I donât want this should scare ya
But my bunkmate has malaria.
You remember Jeffrey Hardy.
Theyâre about to organize a searching party.
Thereâs a homicidal maniac who finds a cub scout troop
and he hacks up two or three in every scene.
Talkinâ about the man, Roland the headless Thompson gunner.
Bang Bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down