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Seen him playin' in his backyard
Young boy, just starting out
So much history in this landscape
So much confusion, so much doubt
Been there drinking on that front porch
Angry kids, mean and dumb
Looks like a painting, that blue skyline
God hates fags where we come from
'Western skies' don't make it right, 'home of the brave' don't make no sense
I've seen a scarecrow wrapped in wire, left to die on a high ridge fence
It's a cold, cold wind
It's a cold, cold wind
It's a cold wind blowing, Wyoming
See two coyotes run down a deer
Hate what we don't understand
You pioneers give us your children
But it's your blood that stains their hands
'Western skies' don't make it right, 'home of the brave' don't make no sense
I've seen a scarecrow wrapped in wire, left to die on a high ridge fence
It's a cold, cold wind
It's a cold, cold wind
It's a cold wind blowing, Wyoming
Somewhere that road forks up ahead,
To ignorance and innocence
Three lives drift on different winds;
Two lives ruined, one life spent
'Western skies' don't make it right, 'home of the brave' don't make no sense
I've seen a scarecrow wrapped in wire, left to die on a high ridge fence
It's a cold, cold wind
It's a cold, cold wind
It's a cold wind blowing, Wyoming
It's a cold, cold wind
It's a cold, cold wind
It's a cold wind blowing, blowing, Wyoming |
- "home of the brave" - quote taken from the national anthem of the United States of America, "The Star-Spangled Banner" (written by amateur poet Francis Scott Key in 1814); utilized to show the hypocrisy in the belief system of some Americans
- Wyoming - one of the 50 states in America, with a very rural, conservative population
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- Rufus provides backing vocals for this track on Elton John's Songs From the West Coast
- This song is a moving tribute to Matthew Shepard, an openly gay college student in Wyoming who was fatally attacked near Laramie in 1998. The incident was widely reported by international news media as a savage beating because of his homosexuality, and his murder brought national attention to the issue of hate crime legislation.
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