The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders (Part 1: The Great Frontier; Part 2: Come to Me Only with Playthings Now) Lyrics

His father was a drinker and his mother cried in bed Folding John Wayne's t-shirts when the swing set hit his head The neighbors, they adored him For his humor and his conversatio...Read Full Lyrics

One, two, three, four Our step mom, we did everything to hate her She took us down to the edge of Decatur We saw the lion and the kangaroo take her Down to the river where they ca...Read Full Lyrics

In the tower above the earth There is a view that reaches far Where we see the universe I see the fire, I see the end Seven miles above the earth There is Emmanuel of mothers With...Read Full Lyrics

When the revenant came down We couldn't imagine what it was In the spirit of three stars The alien thing that took its form Then to Lebanon, oh, God The flashing at night, the sir...Read Full Lyrics

Thinking outrageously I write in cursive I hide in my bed with the lights on the floor Wearing three layers of coats and leg warmers I see my own breath on the face of the door Oh...Read Full Lyrics

I-L-L-I-N-O-I-S! Ring the bell and call or write usI-L-L-I-N-O-I-S! Can you call the Captain Clitus?Logan, Grant, and Ronald ReaganIn the grave with XylophaganDo you know the ghost...Read Full Lyrics

Trouble falls in my home Troubled man, troubled stone turn a mountain of lies turn a card for my life Man of Steel, Man of Heart Tame our ways, if we start To devise something more...Read Full Lyrics

For Lydia!Octavia! And Jack-of-Trades! The Cubs! Hooray! The Opera House Where Emma sang! America! Oh will it play? And Santa Clause! The Great Parade! Peoria! You have it made! ...Read Full Lyrics

Oh, great intentionsI've got the best of interventionsBut when the ads comeI think about it nowIn my inflictionEntrepreneurial conditionsTake us to gloryI think about it nowCannot ...Read Full Lyrics