Ashes of american flags

[Verse 1] The cash machine is blue and green For a hundred in twenties and a small service fee I could spend three dollars and sixty-three cents On Diet Coca-Cola and unlit cigarettes I wonder why we listen to poets when nobody gives a fuck How hot and sorrowful, this machine begs for luck [Refrain] All my lies are always wishes I know I would die if I could come back new [Verse 2] I want a good life with a nose for things Fresh wind and bright sky to enjoy my suffering A hole without a key if I break my tongue Speaking of tomorrow, how will it ever come? [Refrain] All my lies are always wishes I know I would die if I could come back new [Bridge] I'm down on my hands and knees every time the doorbell rings I shake like a toothache when I hear myself sing [Refrain] All my lies are only wishes I know I would die if I could come back new [Outro] I would like to salute The ashes of American flags And all the fallen leaves Filling up shopping bags