[ Featuring The Plastic Garden Band ]
The light on the horizon
Ain't coming from the sun
Those hills they are burning
Ya'll better pack up and run
The mayor left the country
Governor smiles from his hill
The second coming of Nero
The reservoir ain't been filled
Governor you did nothin
And people lost their homes
At least you saved the fishes
Your empire of ash and stone
Fire is burning
Hear the ringing of the bells
Flames are getting higher
There's no water in the well
They say the wind is picking up
They're running out of time
The engines in the junkyard
Are still sitting in a line
The forests ain't been managed
They didn't clear the brush
Where'd all that money go
California done went bust
Governor you did nothin
And people lost their homes
At least you saved the fishes
Your empire of ash and stone
Fire is burning
Hear the ringing of the bells
Flames are getting higher
There's no water in the well
They say the wind is picking up
They're running out of time
The engines in the junkyard
Are still sitting in a line
There's still no water in the well
Governor cut the budget
He didn't plan ahead
He's got all of the excuses
But the hills are burning red
