urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:popevil Richard Sherman Richard Sherman 2004-07-27T18:56:04Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:popevil:41952 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z 2004-07-27T18:56:04Z one of the few songwriters that has a song for everymood. Explain this one.<br /><br />----------------------------<br />(Nothing But) Flowers<br />----------------------------<br /><a name="cutid1"></a> <br />Here we stand<br />Like an Adam and an Eve<br />Waterfalls<br />The Garden of Eden<br />Two fools in love<br />So beautiful and strong<br />The birds in the trees<br />Are smiling upon them<br />From the age of the dinosaurs<br />Cars have run on gasoline<br />Where, where have they gone?<br />Now, it's nothing but flowers<br /><br />There was a factory<br />Now there are mountains and rivers<br />you got it, you got it<br /><br />We caught a rattlesnake<br />Now we got something for dinner<br />we got it, we got it<br /><br />There was a shopping mall<br />Now it's all covered with flowers<br />you've got it, you've got it<br /><br />If this is paradise<br />I wish I had a lawnmower<br />you've got it, you've got it<br /><br />Years ago<br />I was an angry young man<br />I'd pretend<br />That I was a billboard<br />Standing tall<br />By the side of the road<br />I fell in love<br />With a beautiful highway<br />This used to be real estate<br />Now it's only fields and trees<br />Where, where is the town<br />Now, it's nothing but flowers<br />The highways and cars<br />Were sacrificed for agriculture<br />I thought that we'd start over<br />But I guess I was wrong<br /><br />Once there were parking lots<br />Now it's a peaceful oasis<br />you got it, you got it<br /><br />This was a Pizza Hut<br />Now it's all covered with daisies<br />you got it, you got it<br /><br />I miss the honky tonks,<br />Dairy Queens, and 7-Elevens<br />you got it, you got it<br /><br />And as things fell apart<br />Nobody paid much attention<br />you got it, you got it<br /><br />I dream of cherry pies,<br />Candy bars, and chocolate chip cookies<br />you got it, you got it<br /><br />We used to microwave<br />Now we just eat nuts and berries<br />you got it, you got it<br /><br />This was a discount store,<br />Now it's turned into a cornfield<br />you got it, you got it<br /><br />Don't leave me stranded here<br />I can't get used to this lifestyle<br /><br />