Me dubunk an american myth? And take my life in my hands? Where the great plains begin At the hundredth meridian At the hundredth meridian Where the great plains begin Driving down a corduroy road Weeds standing shoulder high Ferris wheel is rusty, off in the distance At the hundredth meridian At the hundredth meridian At the hundredth meridian Where the great plains begin Left alone to get gigantic Hard, huge and haunted A generation so much dumber than its parents Came crashing through the window A raven strains along the line of the road Carrying a muddy old skull The wires whistle their approval Off down the distance At the hundredth meridian At the hundredth meridian At the hundredth meridian Where the great plains begin At the hundredth meridian At the hundredth meridian At the hundredth meridian Where the great plains begin I remember, i remember Buffalo And i remeber Angelo, oh It would seem to me I remember every single fucking thing i know If i die of vanity, promise me, promise me To bury me someplace i dont want to be You'll dig me up and transport me Unceremoniously Away from the swollen city-breeze, Garbage bag trees Whispers of deceit And the acts of enormity And lower me slowly and sadly and properly Get Ry Cooder to sing my eulogy At the hundredth meridian At the hundredth meridian At the hundredth meridian Where the great plains begin At the hundredth meridian At the hundredth meridian At the hundredth meridian Where the great plains Begin