"Taking In The View" lyrics

The devil's in the detail shop
Waiting on his old rag top
Wondering where the hell have all the real souls gone
It's been so long since the reaping's worth a damn

Little Mary's living hand to mouth
Can't believe how fast it all went south
Taking pains to conceive of an immaculate life
But Jesus Christ it sure gets hard sometimes

And the bright Morning Star just left Chicago
He's headed down to Asheville Carolina via Ohio

They got a rich four-season climate
And ridge of mountains blue
And he's going to spend his golden years
Taking in the view

Ever since Joseph passed away
The lady hasn't had too much to say
You can find her kneeling in the garden
All skin and bones

And when seeds have grown
She'll plant again

Last time the market fell
Satan had to sell off half of hell
Now it's all suburban sprawl and big box stores
Well he can't be sure but this might be the end

And the bright Morning Star just left Chicago
He's headed down to Asheville Carolina via Ohio

He's got a stack of classic vinyl
And a turn-table to boot
And he's going to spend his golden years
Taking in the view

And he'll sing
I shall be released
And I've got a woman over town who's good to me
Walking the floor

And do-do-do looking out my back door
Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in a church where a wedding's been
Not going to hear that train a'coming around the bend

And the bright Morning Star just left Chicago
He's headed down to Asheville Carolina via Ohio

They got a rich four-season climate there
And a ridge of mountains blue
And he's going to spend his golden years
Taking in the view