Monument In Green Lyrics - Big Head Todd And The Monsters

Well, I rode the green across this country 

Horses lived and died to take me 

Men, I killed to help me get there 

Further West I died to take me 

Blackened face and dirty laundry 

Many days since I have eaten 

Found myself a family 

Broke my back, so I could feed them 

High in the wind, standing in the sun, we're going to 

Raise up the heavens with a shovel and a gun 

I was so much younger then, I would never ever listen 

I am so much older now, I thought that things 

Would end up different, farewell, lover in green 

Elizabeth she is my lady 

Says the prayers and does the learning 

Waking up all the children 

Making love in the early morning 

We took to building up the cities 

We built the churches in our cities 

Happy in the green country 

In the green they buried me 

High in the wind, standing in the sun, we're going to 

Raise up the heavens with a shovel and a gun 

I was so much younger then, I would never ever listen 

I am so much older now, I thought that things 

Would end up different, farewell, lover in green 

Well, I'm dead now 

My wife Elizabeth is at my side 

I've got children all around me 

I've got grandchildren 

I've got great grandchildren 

I've got great, great, great, great grandchildren 

Too many for me to remember 

Maybe one of them is you