Dog's Eye View - Homecoming Parade lyrics

Halos and helicopters Everything is over my head. Thought they were coming to save me, but they just left me here for dead. I hopped in an ambulance Caught a ride back to my old hometown. Got out at four corners, And watched the crowd gather 'round. For the homecoming parade Where they called me a hero and asked me why i've changed At the homecoming parade They're k**ing off their favorite sons. Angels and astronauts Everyone is looking down at me. I thought they were coming to help But they're just falling out of the sky. There's a laugh track, but no one's smiling. Everyone is keeping their head down. No one wants to make a scene in this small minded town Where all the mothers drink 'til they drown. At the homecoming parade Where they call you a hero and then spike the lemonade. At the homecoming parade-- They're k**ing off their favorite sons And all their daughters are on the run Heretics and hometown heroes We all get treated the same. They line us up to praise us 'til they turn the tv cameras off. Then they line us up and interview us, Then they line us up and accuse us, Then they line us up and shoot us. At the homecoming parade Where they call you a hero as they tie you to the stake. At the homecoming parade They're k**ing off their favorite sons, They've got all their daughters on the run. They've been k**ing off their favorite sons for years All their daughters are picking up their guns and getting out of here.