Memorial Day Lyrics - Carly Simon

It should have been so soft, this morning as we left 

But the valley was infected, by a different kind of beauty 

And the Indians they knew, it was a devil's sanctuary. 

Out of this unholy dawn, a car came stirring up the sand 

And a woman from a passion play 

Held up the limousine that brought me 

All this way today. And I didn't need to turn around 

So strong was the message, and the man who planned her life 

Commanded all that followed: Well they bellowed, and they hollered 

And they threw each other down, down in this valley 

This cruel and lovely valley, Oh it should have been an alley 

In some low down part of town 

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As the lights came up, there was no sun 

And brandy splattered all over the ground 

As this woman with her head held high 

Yelled love and why oh why, you're killing me oh follow me- 

As I watched safe and clean, from the frosted windows of that limousine 

Well they bellowed and they hollered, and they threw each other down 

Down in this valley, this cruel and lovely valley 

Oh it sould have been an alley, in some low down part of town 

Before he'd been so funny, imagining the best: 

That he'd escaper recrimination, for abandoning the nest 

He'd been joking and stoned, while he was entertaining me 

But then turned and was stunned, by her panic and her misery 

And I was in the get-away car 

Giving him a chance, to get away 

Get away, get away 

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And how the valley smoked, as he crossed Route 25 

With his cymbals and his shattered crown, leaving all alone 

His eyes fixed on the ground. And he didn't even turn around 

So strong was the message, and he fell into the shallow sky 

And was swallowed. 

Well they bellowed and they hollered, and they threw each other down 

Down in this valley, this cruel and lovely valley 

Well it should have been an alley, In some low down part of town