Wilco : Ashes of American Flags

Lyrics for the Wilco song "Ashes of American Flags" from their "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" album. Feel free to browse the rest of our Wilco lyrics here, or download the rest of our Yankee Hotel Foxtrot lyrics.

Band: Wilco
Album: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Song: Ashes of American Flags

The cash machine is blue & green
For a hundred in twenties and a small service fee
I could spend $3.63 on Diet Coca Cola
And unlit cigarettes
I'd really rather listen to poets
But nobody gives a fuck
How hot & sorrowful
This machine begs through muck
All my lies are always wishes
I know i could die if i could come back new
I want a good life
With a nose for things
Fresh wind & bright sky
To enjoy my suffering
A hole without a key
If i break my tongue
Speakingof tomorrow
How will it ever come
Oh, all my lies are always wishes
I know i will die if i could come back new
I am down on my hands & knees
Every time the doorbell rings
I shake like a toothache
When i hear myself sing
Oh, my lies are only wishes
I know i will die if i could come back new
I would like to salute
The ashes of American flags
And all the fallen leaves
Filling up shopping bags