The Mountain Goats - Saigon Shrunken Panorama lyrics

The last vestiges of the empire were crumbling Daisies were pushing through the ground And i saw a crane disappear beneath still water On the day when you came back around And though time remembers meaningless gestures Your goodness will not be forgotten while i am still alive It was the eighteenth day of may in 1975 And i asked if we could last a week or two And you said you thought we could And you came inside to leave the light trickling behind you And it was fine and it was good And so gleams the single moment before we heard the officers arrive On the eighteenth day of may in 1975 Hey