Ruins of Paradise

Headed deep in the Garden of Eden, the bleeding jackal cries
Over the slaves of temptation, the tombstone raven fly
Some hostile Pentecostal prophet shakes a God forsaken snake in my face
The Pagan says man just get off it, blames it all on a God he don’t believe in anyway

Chorus:
Yeah everybody’s beggin for mercy, and me I’m beggin twice
Hold me darling I’m thirsty, I just blew in from the ruins of paradise

Way down the yellow brick highway, the rainbow cowboy crawls
Scrawling I love you Judy Garland in lipstick on the walls
In line behind the flying monkeys, her ruby slippers turn blue
Lorraine says we ain’t in Kansas no more, baby get me out of this zoo

Chorus:
Yeah Lorraine’s beggin for mercy, and me I’m beggin twice
Hold me darling I’m thirsty, I just blew in from the ruins of paradise

Jenny slapped the district attorney, she offered no amends
Told the jailer unstrap my gurney, he said well Jenny that all depends
She left a chain gang in the road hitchhiking, wound up on the fringes of ballet
Says she found a job to her liking, what with her lack of education I’d be workin all day

Chorus:
Everybody’s beggin for mercy, Jenny she’s beggin twice
Hold me darling I’m thirsty, I just blew in from the ruins of paradise

I just blew in from the ruins of paradise
I just blew in from the ruins of paradise