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They're calling it a national disgrace,
And further down the page I saw,
The north pole has begun to thaw,
Just like the ice we packed round Elkies head.
A bed of ice to keep her body with us.
I drove to get some more although I knew,
The price of petrol in my car,
Is every unacknowledged scar,
We suffer on this road we didn't choose.
Somebody greasing bombs with oily dollars,
Denied us any greener avenue
But hey it was a big mistake,
It's not too late to hit the brakes
There's still too many Elkies left to lose.
We left her little coffin in the chapel,
Where people turn to ashes on the air
And everybody knew it then,
We'd never see her face again
Unless we get to heaven and she's there.
And if you think that hell is where we're headed
Then you don't know the people that I do
People have such elegance,
And natural intelligence
In fact, somebody very much like you.
'cause I have every confidence in you now.
Together we can figure something sane
And like the love that Elkie gave,
Our light will shine beyond the grave
When little kids play in the streets again.
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Like the love that Elkie gave,
Our light will shine beyond the grave
When little kids play in the streets again.
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