the doctor is sick lying there on the street
Circus Performers they all tried to
warn us of the blistering heat
And there aint no water so what is the
bother with trying to drink
What's the new plan when your medicine
man has gone too dead to think
And I saw you looking out,
I saw you looking at me (repeat)
And that white picket fence
It aint white anymore and the wood
The streets are all empty,
the stores have been picked clean, and the lights are all out
The doors are all closed, and the windows all broken,
and the buildings torn down
And the dogs own the night but they all lost their
bite and they're too tired to growl
We tried throwing stones but you can't stop
the moans of that hovering crowd
I saw you crying at night (repeat)
And that white picket fence
It aint white anymore and the paint
Well the drugs have worn off and there's blood
in your cough and your starting to turn
And the angels will rise as we blankly
stare at their growing concern
And the preacher still preaches from outside
the steeple saying when will they learn
But the congregations gone they're on the church
lawn and they're watching it burn
I saw you screaming out (repeat)
And that white picket fence that you
It aint white anymore and the damage has been done
You're too sick to scream and the last
of your dreams they got taken last night
And they're growing impatient now all
of the nations are starting to fight
And the mothers are crying, the children are dying,
and you're los ing your sight
Yeah and it won't be long now,
we'll all be gone, walking into the light
I saw you reaching for me (repeat)
And that white picket fence
It aint shining anymore and it never ever did
