Has Been Cavalry Songtext
von Jon Boden

I cut the grass again today
The diesel′s getting low
I don't know how much longer it will last
I could hear the neighbours say
It would serve him right to get a visit from the government
But I don′t see things their way
And I won't play along with the games they're playing

′Cause you see one flood and you′ve seen them all
They're not all that they′re dressed up to be
They strut their feathers in the dust bowl parade
Then they line up in the has-been cavalry

I went to church again today
The preacher was welcoming
I smiled through my disbelief and prayed
And I watched my words soar heaven-bound
And a light was growing in my eyes


But you see one god and you've seen them all
They′re not all that they're dressed up to be
They strut their feathers in the dust bowl parade
Then they line up in the has-been cavalry

I met a pretty girl today
She said she was an angel
But I know she is the gypsy′s daughter
She said we could run away
Run into the wasteland
Find the places where no-one ever goes
And her eyes they shone like forest fire
And the dogs were running in the wasteland

But you see one love and you've seen them all
They're not all that they′re dressed up to be
They strut their feathers in the dust bowl parade
Then they line up in the has-been cavalry

And the rain is coming down
Forming silver ribbons on the sodden ground
People say you can see blood in the puddles
Blood in the puddles
But I just see the rain
I only see the rain


′Cause you see one flood and you've seen them all
They′re not all that they're dressed up to be
They strut their feathers in the dust bowl parade
Then they line up in the has-been cavalry

They strut their feathers in the dust bowl parade
Then they line up in the has-been cavalry
Line up in the has-been cavalry