[Spoken Intro – over lone dirty guitar riff] Mmm… Yeah… You ever see a dream Fall apart in the sunshine? [Instrumental Intro – 45–60 sec] (Dirty Texas boogie riff, slow build) [Verse 1] Sun came up on a dusty dream Tie-dye ghosts in a gasoline scene Barefoot saints in a desert daze Tryin’ to pray through a purple haze They said love was the only law Said peace was worth the cost of all But a dark man sang a crooked tune Underneath that California moon [Pre-Chorus] Yeah the flowers were bloomin’ But the roots were rotten through [Chorus] They were the last flower people Dancin’ in a dyin’ light Holdin’ hands with the end of the night They were the last flower people Smilin’ at a loaded gun Didn’t know what was comin’ done [Riff Break – 30 sec] (Billy Gibbons-style call-and-response guitar) [Verse 2] Down at a broken movie ranch Lost-soul gospel and devil’s chance Long-haired preacher with a snake-oil grin Sellin’ heaven like original sin Talked about war and Armageddon Fear was his favorite weapon Had ‘em drinkin’ every lie he poured Like it was truth in a mason jar [Pre-Chorus] Yeah the love kept shinin’ But the shadows got tall [Chorus] They were the last flower people Burnin’ in a twisted sun Singin’ like the war was won They were the last flower people Petals fallin’ in the dust When peace turned into rust [Extended Groove Section – 90 sec] (Bass locks in, guitar licks, drums rolling) [Verse 3] Then the headlines hit the street Like a four-on-the-floor heartbeat Hollywood cried in the mornin’ rain While the dream went down in flames Every porch light locked its door Every prayer didn’t mean much more The sixties died in a living room With a knife-edge afternoon [Pre-Chorus] Yeah the whole world felt it When the spell got broke [Chorus] They were the last flower people Now the colors bleed to gray Every summer washed away They were the last flower people Now the music sounds afraid Of the price that love once paid [Breakdown – half-time, 60 sec] (Stripped-down drums, dirty guitar echo) [Bridge] Some say it was one bad man Some say it was just a cult But the truth is the whole damn dream Couldn’t carry all that fault [Final Chorus] They were the last flower people Standin’ on a broken prayer Lookin’ for a world that ain’t there They were the last flower people When the peace sign turned to flame And the dream went up in smoke [Outro – 90 sec] (La Grange-style groove, wild blues-rock guitar, slow fade) Yeah… The last flower people…
