White Picket Fence

Martha come quick, the doctor is sick, lying there on the street
The circus performers they all tried to warn us of the blistering heat
There ain't no water, so what is the bother with trying to drink?
What's the new plan when your medicine man has gone too dead to think?

I saw you looking out, I saw you looking at me
And I saw you looking out, I saw you looking at me
And that white picket fence that you had as a kid
It ain't white anymore, and the wood has gone thin

Streets are all empty, the stores have been picked clean, and the lights are all out
The windows are broken, the doors are all closed, and the buildings torn down
And the dogs of the night, well they all lost their bite, and they're too tired to growl
You tried throwing stones but you can't fight the moans of that hovering crowd

Yeah I saw you crying, I saw you crying last night
Yeah I saw you crying, I saw you crying last night
And that white picket fence that you used to have
It ain't white anymore, and the paint has gone bad


Well the drugs have worn off and there's blood in your cough, and you're starting to turn
Tempers will rise as we blankly stare at the growing concern
And the preacher still preaches from outside his steeple, singing "When will they learn?"
But the congregation's gone, they're on the church lawn and they're watching it burn

Yeah I saw you screaming, I saw you screaming out loud
Yeah I saw you screaming, I saw you screaming out loud
And that white picket fence that you had when you were young
It ain't white anymore, and the damage has been done

Well you're too sick to scream, and the last of your dreams, they got taken last night
All of the nations are growing impatient and they're starting to fight
Mothers are dying, children are crying, and they're losing their sight

It won't be long, we'll all be gone, walking into the light
And I saw you screaming out, and I saw you looking at me
Yeah and I saw you reaching out, I saw you reaching for me
And that white picket fence that you had as a kid
It ain't shining anymore, and it never ever did