Reservations Tired of being alone I said, nothing more to keep me here Than a faded prom night smile and a list of the things I can do for her that he can't Tired of being alone I said, is it fair to ask you to spare Ten minutes 'cause us sinners, we're finished with being aware Tired of being alone, I'll watch the sun set over the dashboard A cup of coffee from the Amaco store and a refusal to wait around anymore Tired of being alone I said, is it too late or can I come in I'm white with trying, I've made my decision, I'm buying in, I'm buying But I want to be sure (there's cheap land out west) I want to be sure I know what I'm paying for By the time she was watching the fireworks on the dry summer grass with that devil's kids I had reached the great divide and I'd traded in my Nietzche for a "Freedome Will Be Defended" T I've seen the photo album, don't doubt it for a minute, and I prayed every night to the pioneers in it I've got my reservations, I've got my reservations and so do they Yeah oh yeah they did it for us (with smallpox and frontage roads) Yeah oh yeah they did it for us (with Sehorn and mustard gas) Yeah oh yeah they did it for us (with deb balls and pesticide, the alamo and hayrides) Bodies of water and miles per gallon, just a few more states and I'll forget the worst Just a few more years and I'l forget who owned this first and it's hard to believe It's hard to believe I've ever needed more than a freeway exit and Tastee Freeze A covered bridge and Eazy Cheese, a bottle of whiskey for my memories, a native people without a cure Have I got a rug to sell you, sir, have I got a rug to sell you sir, now we're taking over Yeah oh yeah they did it for us (with smallpox and frontage roads) Yeah oh yeah they did it for us (with Sehorn and mustard gas) Yeah oh yeah they did it for us (with deb balls and pesticide, the alamo and hayrides) We're descending into bedlam and we're suntanned in the headlamps And we're drinking from the bedpans and I regret what I said man And we're all going to burn for what we did to the red man I was tired of being alone