Beck - American Wasteland lyrics

[Beck - American Wasteland lyrics]

Barney Miller was a cop
Barney Miller was a cop he's dead
This guy's a poser
This next song is called "American Wasteland"

Something's wrong 'cause my mind is fading
And everywhere I look there's
A dead end waiting
Temperatures dropping at the rotten oasis
Stealing kisses from the leprous faces

Heads are hanging from the garbage man trees
Mouthwash jukebox gasoline
Pistols are pointing at a poor man's pockets
Smiling eyes ripping out of his sockets

Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind

Love machines on the sympathy crutches
Discount orgies on the dropout buses
Hitching a ride with the bleeding noses
Coming to town with the briefcase blues

Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind

Something's wrong 'cause my mind is fading
Ghetto-blasting disintegrating
Rock 'n' roll, know what I'm saying?
And everywhere I look
There's a devil waiting

Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind devil's

Can I get a little more
Guitar in the monitors?
Turn the bass down a little bit too
This next song is called "Go To Hell"

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