James McMurtry - Ruins of the Realm lyrics

Standin' in the middle of a Roman street Marble dust all over my feet Bearded ma**es at the gates Dancin' in the ruins while it's not too late Drivin' a Rolls through old Bombay Rickshaw driver's in my way Well he'd better move over and he'd better move fast Dancin' in the ruins of a golden past Dancin' in the ruins of the Raj Queen and country's noble cause Standin' on banks of the river Seine I ain't got tuppence to my name Stand my ground and I cast my net Dancin' in the ruins where the sun don't set Dancin' in the ruins of the Crown Enfield rifles keepin' us down I got a thirty-ought-six and a premium load In a shotgun shack on a two lane road Smack in the middle of the bible belt Dancin' in the ruins all by myself We got the National Guard with the bayonets We got the ten commandments on the State House steps We shalt not steal and we shalt not k** Dancin' in the ruins of our own free will Dancin' in the ruins of the South Confederate flag taped over my mouth We thank thee lord for all we got While the multi-nationals call the shots So scrape them hides and clean that slate Dancin' in the ruins of the nation-state We'll fight 'em in the land, we'll fight 'em in the air Little cowboy says we got to fight 'em over there You ain't seen nothing like it since Saigon fell Dancin' in the ruins 'cause we might as well Dancin' in the ruins of the realm A fool and a mad man at the helm Dancin' in the ruins of the Reich Down in the bunker on a hunger strike