well it's a beautiful day
and there are flowers in the garden
everybody's laughing
they're having a good time

look at Mrs. Masch
put her wash on the line
did you ever think she's conscious
of the dozens of eyes
watching her
on display

and it's a typical summer's day
in
the superficial life
of an American boy

some kind of dream
somebody
somewhere
had

yeah it's a beautiful day
and there are flowers in the garden
everybody's smiling
they've taken
their pills today

look at Mr. Moore
oil his squeaky back door
the pleasure he takes
in the rounds and the chores

and the many routines of his day

and it's a sensual modern play
in
the surface and soulless
rich American land

successful with things
hopeless with real ideals

some kind of dream
somebody
somewhere
had...

Albert Arthur Parker Boone the Second
Albert Arthur Parker Boone the Second

scared mom cries
shrill whistle from your stepdad
won't you go home A.P.?
please won't you go home?

Albert Arthur Parker Boone the Second
Albert Arthur Parker Boone the Second

two whistles means
a whipping from your stepdad
make it three
everybody knows what that means

that's the paddle
he'll never sit down for the week

one time we heard a fourth whistle that
became the sum of all our fears

A.P. had finally made a stand
he'd run away
and finally

he'd never sit down for the year...