John Wesley Harding - The Biggest Monument Lyrics
Well he shouts and wakes the whole street upHe says 'I've never believed in you anyway'He says 'Now what the hell do you want to lecture me forTo keep the approaching years at bay?'And as the curtains opposite open slightThey see a front door slamAnd God the Father to His chosen SonShouts 'Be saved or You'll be damned'And the years go pastNothing changes 'cept the dateThis time, it's just the same as the lastIt's always just too lateHe smashed the car again last nightAnd he can't bang out the dentHe was trying to pull down the biggest monumentWallpaper medals decorate the soldiersBut the memories have peeled awayWell people fight, they come and go like politiciansSo proud to have nothing to sayWell there were moving pictures on the news at tenWhy they rioted, it's a mysteryWell let's play tin soldiers at Goose GreenI never said we learned from historyAnd the years go pastNothing changes 'cept the dateThis time, it's just the same as the lastIt's always just too lateSplashed across breakfast on this morning's papersOne of the soldiers was bentHe was trying to pull down the biggest monumentEyes light in the twilight twilightDusk of a late-night bar, late-night barWell they both believe in love at first sightProvided you can't see the scarsAnd mummy did it and his daddy tooOtherwise how could they be hereWill you have me in sickness and in healthTil death do us part and we'll get divorced next yearAnd the years go pastNothing changes 'cept the dateThis time, it's just the same as the lastIt's always just too lateHe got smashed again
