Broken glass, rusty nails where the wild violets grow
Say goodbye to the railroad, the mad dogs of summer
And everything that I know

What some men will do here for diamonds
What some men will do here for gold
Theyre wounded but they just keep on climbing
And sleep by the side of the road

Theres a hole in the ladder, a fence we can climb
Mad as a hatter, youre thin as a dime
Go out to the meadow, the hills are a-green
Sing me a rainbow, steal me a dream

Small-time napoleons shattered his knees
But he stays in the saddle for rose
And all his disciples, they shave in the gutter
And they gather whats left of his clothes

What some men will do here for diamonds
What some men will do here for gold
Theyre wounded but they just keep on climbing
And sleep by the side of the road