Motherland cradle me
Far from the sprawl of concrete that keeps crawling
And for that I'd do anything at all, oh, mercy me
This terrible place
Take one last look behind
Keep me safe, lie with me
Keep me safe, lie with me
Stay beside me don't go, don't go
Tell me what have you seen?
Keep me safe, lie with me
If there's anything I can do at all
The lust and the avarice, the bottomless
Motherland cradle me
Close my eyes, lullaby me to sleep
Faceless, nameless, innocent and blameless
What makes me envy your life?
When you leave
It's your happiness I want most of all
Cavernous greed, is that what you see?
Oh, motherland cradle me
Now come on shot gun bride
Motherland cradle me
It's way about 1,000 miles a day
Keep your heart off your sleeve
Close my eyes, lullaby me to sleep
Stay beside me don't go, don't go
And free, what's that like to be?
Close my eyes, lullaby me to sleep
Keep me safe, lie with me
Commit this to memory and mind
And don't miss this wasteland
If you want the best of it or the most of all
Stay beside me don't go, don't go, don't you go
Close my eyes, lullaby me to sleep
Oh, my five and dime queen
Stay beside me don't go, don't go
