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Intro

Anyone caught speaking Esperanto

 Is thought crazy or headed for jail

There's peace in the wilds of west Texas

 Where the sun and the sky prevail

Take no notice of the rising waters

 Take no notice where the rivers run dry

They'll be diggin through the landfills

 To find evidence of our great demise

There's a changing pattern before us

 And the past tells the story quite well

 By the time we make it to Barstow

 We'll be more than halfway to hell

Waves of adverts that promise revival

 Trick it where it batters the brain

The devil bought the key to Branson

 Drives a backhoe and wears a gold chain

Now we're living in the unnamed time frame

 That's in Reno we're on the human race

Woke up in another test market

 With a new headache filter in place

There's a changing pattern before us

 And the past tells the story quite well

 By the time we make it to Barstow

 We'll be more than halfway to hell

 By the time we make it to Barstow

 We'll be more than halfway to hell