She danced alone in the light of the moon
And said, “I feel just like some witch that I saw in a cartoon”
She cried six tears but they were not hers
“And if they are,” she said, “I can never know for sure
I am too alone and so afraid
There may not be a world outside the one we've made—
With our minds and in our lust”
She took out a five-dollar bill, it said, ‘In God We Trust'
Then she laughed, and she laughed again
“I don't know you but I believe - Abraham Lincoln -
There's a way out of here”
With that said she took off her dress and pounded down a beer
Under the stars, by the sea
“Fourscore and seven years ago everyone was free”
Under the stars, by the sea
“Fourscore and seven years ago everyone was free
But is that really true?” this sad girl asked
“Even then there was sin and people still wore masks
So what have we lost, and what have we gained?
There's another man on the moon but he doesn't look the same
As he did before they dropped the bomb
But who really gives a damn, I'm cute, I'm smart, I'm strong”
By now the girl was drunk, or just say she was stoned
On these thoughts that wanted God or a call from Davy Jones
“O that boy's so stupid, but heaven knows it's fun
And I better get my kicks while I am still young”
Under the stars, by the sea
“Fourscore and seven years ago everyone was free”
Yeah, under the stars, by the sea
“Fourscore and seven years ago everyone was free”
So she grabbed her cell-phone, reached out for him
Put the five dollars on the water, “Goodbye Abe Lincoln”
Then her body trembled and her heart was full of mirth
Abe Lincoln was drowning and pounding in the surf
Then they knelt together, kindly kissed mother earth—
Abe Lincoln was drowning and pounding in the surf
She danced alone in the light of his gaze
And said, “I feel just like some h**ne stranded on the stage”