At The Hundredth Meridian

Me debunk an American myth

And take my life in my hands

Where the great plains begin

At the hundredth meridian, at the hundredth meridian

Where the great plains begin

Drivin' down a corduroy road (Crashin' through the window)

Weeds standing shoulder high (Through the window)

Ferris wheel is rusting off in the distance

At the hundredth meridian, at the hundredth meridian

At the hundredth meridian

Where the great plains begin

Left alone to get gigantic

Hard, huge, and haunted

A generation so much dumber than it's parents

Came crashin' through the window (Through the window)

A raven strains along the line of a road

Carryin' a muddy, old skull

The wires whistle their approval

Off down the distance

At the hundredth meridian, at the hundredth meridian

(You're gonna miss this)

At the hundredth meridian

Where the great plains begin

(At the hundredth meridian) At the hundredth meridian

(At the hundredth meridian) At the hundredth meridian

(You're gonna miss this) At the hundredth meridian

Where the great plains begin

I remember, I remember Buffalo

And I remember Hengalo

It would seem to me, I remember

Every single fuckin' thing I know

If I die of vanity, promise me, promise me

They bury me some place I don't wanna be

You'll dig me up and transport me, unceremoniously

Away from the swollen city breeze, garbage bag trees

Whispers of disease, acts of enormity

And lower me slowly and sadly and properly

Get Ry Cooder to sing my eulogy

At the hundredth meridian (Hundredth meridian)

At the hundredth meridian (You're gonna miss this)

At the hundredth meridian

Where the great plains begin

(At the hundredth meridian) At the hundredth meridian

(At the hundredth meridian) At the hundredth meridian

(Baby, you're gonna miss this) At the hundredth meridian

Where the great plains begin