Well, a cop got away With murder today Sparked the march Of the fiery brigade How they screamed at the lenses, the lawyers and lights And they hurled all their curses with all of their might And the news Said glad that it's over The newspaper rags Said there goes another And both sides left the signs with the stacked barricades It'll wash it all away when it rains
Well, they came down from high rises Mansions, estates Down into a city Of catered champagne And they laughed And they danced And they dined on their steaks There were floors to be swept And bills to be paid And the mayor Said glad you came over And now what to do With these jailed wild rovers? All the courts, and confetti, and dumpsters in flames It'll wash it all away when it rains
There's a man on the bridge Old rust and new paint While the marching machine's Spilling sand by the bay Pump's busted again For the rivers and trains While the choirs all preach 'Bout an earth to be saved Don't you know There's no need to worry Of the old tale With a beautiful ending All the shells And the smoke And the hallowed ground paved And the scraps And the crumbs And the mess that we made And I wish that it all would just go away It'll wash it all away When it rains
