In the Prairie Sun

In the Prairie Sun

There's the smell of beer through the stucco halls

And the stench of cats on the stairs,

And the grime discolors the kitchen walls

And the paint peels off of the chairs.

But I see you in the prairie sun,
It's shining on your face,
I see you in the prairie sun
In another time,
In another place.

All across the alley the clotheslines sway
And the cold wind lashes the sheets,
And the sky above is a blackboard gray
And old wrappers drift through the streets.

But I'm with you where the wheat fields blow
With moon and stars and space,
I 'm with you where the wheat fields blow
In another time
And another place.

There's a baby's cry and a woman's yell,
And a man is knifed in a fight,
And the sounds of madness erupt and swell
And the sirens scream in the night.

But I see you in the prairie sun,
It's shining on your face---
I'm with you in the prairie sun
In another time,
In another place.

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