Near The Memorials To Vietnam And Lincoln

All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln
All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln
All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln
All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln

At the refreshments stand
A boy throws out his hands
As if to feed the starlings
But really he throws nothing
It's just to watch them jump
See the people coming
They're moving over the grass
To squeeze in two plastic chairs

All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln
All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln
All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln
All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln

Three notes, a bugle call
A black man in overalls
Arrives to empty the trash
Hauls it to a metal hatch
A doorway opens up
To the underworld
The boy throws empty hands
And the starlings jump

All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln
All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln
All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln
All near the memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln

Cerca De Los Monumentos De Vietnam Y Lincoln

Cerca de los monumentos de Vietnam y Lincoln
Cerca de los monumentos de Vietnam y lincoln
Cerca de los monumentos de Vietnam y lincoln
Cerca de los monumentos de Vietnam y lincoln

En el stand de refrigerio
Un chico avienta sus manos
Como si alimentara los pajaros
Pero realmente no avienta nada
Es solo para verlos brincar
Mira la gente venir
Se están moviendo sobre el pasto
Para aplastar en dos las sillas de plastico

Cerca de los monumentos de Vietnam y Lincoln
Cerca de los monumentos de Vietnam y lincoln
Cerca de los monumentos de Vietnam y lincoln
Cerca de los monumentos de Vietnam y lincoln

Tres notas, una corneta suena
Un hombre negro en overol
Llega a vaciar la basura
La arrastra a una escotilla de metal
Una puerta se abre
Al infra mundo
Los chicos tiran manos vacias
Y los pajaros brincan

Cerca de los monumentos de Vietnam y Lincoln
Cerca de los monumentos de Vietnam y lincoln
Cerca de los monumentos de Vietnam y lincoln
Cerca de los monumentos de Vietnam y lincoln