The lights turned on
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and the curtain fell down,
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And when it was over
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it felt like a dream,
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They stood at the stage door
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and begged for a scream,
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The agents had paid
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for the black limousine
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That waited outside in the rain.
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Did you see them,
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did you see them?
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Did you see them in the river?
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They were there to wave to you.
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Could you tell that
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the empty quivered,
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Brown skinned Indian on the banks
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That were crowded and narrow,
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Held a broken arrow?
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Eighteen years of American dream,
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He saw that his brother
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had sworn on the wall.
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He hung up his eyelids
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and ran down the hall,
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His mother had told him
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a trip was a fall,
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And don't mention babies at all.
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Did you see him, did you see him?
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Did you see him in the river?
|
He were there to wave to you.
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Could you tell that
|
the empty quivered,
|
Brown skinned Indian on the banks
|
That were crowded and narrow,
|
Held a broken arrow?
|
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The streets were lined
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for the wedding parade,
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The Queen wore the white gloves,
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the county of song,
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The black covered caisson
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her horses had drawn
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Protected her King
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from the sun rays of dawn.
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They married for peace
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and were gone.
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Did you see them,
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did you see them?
|
Did you see them in the river?
|
They were there to wave to you.
|
Could you tell that
|
the empty quivered,
|
Brown skinned Indian on the banks
|
That were crowded and narrow,
|
Held a broken arrow?
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Broken Arrow
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Neil Young |