prairie now isn't that a pretty word

rolls off the tongue like a setting sun

you should have heard what I heard

a shriek a syllable a sleight of hand

prairie now isn't that a lonely word

slips through the hands like a falling star

you should have seen what I saw

a mask an artifice a skillful smear

if I could pull the nerves from my skin

if I could pull the nerves from my skin I would

prairie now isn't that an evil word

trips on its feet like a slouching beast

surely things will change now

a start a plan a place to go

if I could pull the nerves from my skin

if I could pull the nerves from my skin I would

prairie now isn't that a pretty word

rolls off the tongue like a setting sun

you should have heard what I heard

a shriek a syllable a sleight of hand

surely things will change now

surely things will change now

surely things will change now

surely things will change now