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Great American Opera

from Great American Opera (2009, album) by Worn Out West

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Sci-Fi post-apocalyptic tale of two unlikely partners traveling across the wasteland in their solar-powered paper car of some broken future.

lyrics

1.
They are wandering
Across the land
On deserted Interstate highways
In a solar paper car
On deserted Interstate highways

~chorus~
Vagabonds in god's diorama
Pack a bag of leaves
And a desert falsetto
Working on this
Great American opera
With a piece of fencewire in the dirt
Write your libretto

2.
He's an old southern swamp ghost
Loser
Whiskey-soaked, chain smoking
Boozer
She is purchasing menthol Kools
at the mini-mart convenience store
Powdered doughnuts and chocolate milk
A consumer

~chorus~
Vagabonds in god's diorama
Pack a bag of leaves
And a desert falsetto
Working on this
Great American opera
With a piece of fencewire in the dirt
You can write your libretto

-bridge-
Bottlecaps spin in the dust
Crow perched on a fencepost
Watches us
I need a grapefruit, says she
Says he, 'twas ever thus

~chorus~
Vagabonds in god's diorama
Pack a bag of leaves
And a desert falsetto
Working on this
Great American opera
With a piece of fencewire in the dirt
You can write your libretto

partial reprise 1.
They are wandering
Across the land
On deserted Interstate highways

credits

from Great American Opera (2009, album), released November 1, 2009
Paul Sprawl - voice and guitar
Heiko Schramm - bass
Matthias Macht - drums
Leralee, Matthias, Paul - claps

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