How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us

Blood from a stone, water from wine
Born under an ill-placed sign
A stroke of bad luck, wrong place, wrong time
This flyer is out of the lineThe story is a sad one, told many times
The story of my life in trying times
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How the west was won and where it got usCanary got trapped in the uranium mine
I struck bad luck, now the bird has died
A marker to mark where my tears run dry
At the crossing of blessed and alkalineThe story is a sad one, told many times
The story of my life in trying times
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How the west was won and where it got usI didn't wear glasses 'cause I thought it might rain
Now I can't see anything
I made a mistake, chalked it up to design
I cracked through time, space, godless and dry
I point my nose to the northern star
And watch the decline from a hazy distanceThe story is a sad one, told many times
The story of my life in trying times
Just add water, stir in lime
How the west was won and where it got us