Talking Heads - Flowers lyrics

Here we stand

Like an adam and an eve

Waterfalls

The garden of eden

Two fools in love

So beautiful and strong

The birds in the trees

Are smiling upon them

From the age of the dinosaurs

Cars have run on gasoline

Wherewhere have they gone?

Nowit's nothing but flowers

There was a factory

Now there are mountains and rivers

You got ityou got it

We caught a rattlesnake

Now we got something for dinner

We got itwe got it

There was a shopping mall

Now it's all covered with flowers

You've got ityou've got it

If this is paradise

I wish I had a lawnmower

You've got ityou've got it

Years ago

I was an angry young man

I'd pretend

That I was a billboard

Standing tall

By the side of the road

I fell in love

With a beautiful highway

This used to be real estate

Now it's only fields and trees

Wherewhere is the town

Nowit's nothing but flowers

The highways and cars

Were sacrificed for agriculture

I thought that we'd start over

But I guess I was wrong

Once there were parking lots

Now it's a peaceful oasis

You got ityou got it

This was a pizza hut

Now it's all covered with daisies

You got ityou got it

I miss the honky tonks

Dairy queensand 7-elevens

You got ityou got it

And as things fell apart

Nobody paid much attention

You got ityou got it

I dream of cherry pies

Candy barsand chocolate chip cookies

You got ityou got it

We used to microwave

Now we just eat nuts and berries

You got ityou got it

This was a discount store

Now it's turned into a cornfield

You got ityou got it

Don't leave me stranded here

I can't get used to this lifestyle