I have become a kind of expert of goodbyes
like the Alamo and that far look in your eyes
They said So long, suckers
When they signed the last Amen
but the thing about history is it comes around again
Don't trust that river we sang those folk songs for
She broke the levee and she's evening the score
Listen, They're handing down new orders for the din
Start swinging your hammers to the sacred modern din
hear the Grey Owl call for your bones
We're not the men we were
(You're not the man you were)
We're not the men we were before
We're not the men we were
(You're not the man you were)
We're not the men we were before
god bless the furnace with the fire in it's jaws
god bless the president who's sharpening his claws
Listen, dear brother, to that goodbye siren howl
I hope it's not you, brother, for who that siren cows
hear the Grey Owl call for your bones
We're not the men we were
(You're not the man you were)
We're not the men we were before
We're not the men we were
(You're not the man you were)
We're not the men we were before