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Dandelion Desert

from Disappearance by Larry Hirshberg

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Not a song about lawn care, or the lack thereof.

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THERE OUGHT TO BE A BUZZARD
FRAGRANT ROLLING PLAINS OF SAGE
A SHADOW BUTTE, DISTORTING IN THE DISTANCE
THE BURNING SUN’S FIERY RAGE

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BUT IT’S JUST THIS DANDELION DESERT
SURROUNDED BY THE BACKYARD FENCE
RAIN FILLS UP THE SKY, STILL MY MOUTH IS DRY
THIS DUSTY EMPTY FEELING MAKES NO SENSE


THERE OUGHT TO BE A RATTLER
SNAKING ‘CROSS THE ALKALI
SAGUARO CRUCIFIX, BITTER SCORPION
A DESPERATE COWBOY SHOULD CRAWL BY

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THE SUN FOR THE BALL OF FIRE THAT IS MY BABY
THE SAGE FOR THE POWER WE CAN’T SEE
THE RATTLESNAKE – IT’S FOR THE POISON
THE CRAWLING COWBOY – OUGHT TO BE ME

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from Disappearance, released December 31, 2001
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