Taking in the View

The devil's in the detail shop waiting on his old ragtop

Wonderin' where the hell have all the real souls gone

It's been so long since the reaping's worth a damn

Little Mary's livin' hand to mouth

Can't believe how fast it all went south

Takin' pains to conceive of an immaculate life

But Jesus Christ, it sure gets hard sometimes

And the bright morning star just left Chicago

He's headed down to Asheville, Carolina via Ohio

They got a rich four-season climate

And a ridge of mountains blue

And he's gonna spend his golden years

Taking in the view

Ever since Joseph passed away

The lady hasn't had too much to say

You can find her kneelin' in the garden

All skin and bones

And when seeds have grown

She'll plant again

Last time the market fell

Satan had to sell off half of hell

Now it's all suburban sprawl and big-box stores

Well, he can't be sure, but this might be the end

And the bright morning star just left Chicago

He's headed down to Asheville, Carolina via Ohio

He's got a stack of classic vinyl

And a turntable to boot

And he's gonna spend his golden years

Takin' in the view

And he'll sing

I shall be released

And I've got a woman over town who's good to me

Walkin' the floor

And do-do-do, lookin' out my back door

Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in a church where a wedding's been

Not gonna hear that train a-coming around the bend

And the bright morning star just left Chicago

He's headed down to Asheville, Carolina via Ohio

They got a rich four-season climate there

And a ridge of mountains blue

And he's gonna spend his golden years

Takin' in the view