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[Verse 1]
I found a little plot of land in the Garden of Eden
It was dirt, and dirt is all the same
I tilled it with my two hands and I called it my very own
There was no one to dispute my claim

[Verse 2]
Well, you'd be shocked at the state of things
The whole place had just cleared right out
It was hotter than hell, so I laid me by a spring
For a spell, as naked as a trout

[Verse 3]
The wandering eye that I have caught
Is as hot as a wandering sun
But I will want for nothing more in my garden, start again
In my hardening to every heart but one

[Verse 4]
Meet me in the garden of Eden, bring a friend
We are going to have ourselves a time
We are gonna have a garden party, it's on me
No sirree, it's my dime

[Chorus 5]
We broke our hearts in the war between
St. George and the dragon
But both, in equal parts, are welcome to come along
I’m inviting everyone

[Verse 6]
Farewell to loves that I have known
Even muddiest waters run
Tell me what is meant by sin, or none, in a garden
Seceded from the union in the year of A.D. 1?

[Verse 7]
The unending amends you've made
Are enough for one life, be done
I believe in innocence, little darlin', start again
I believe in everyone

[Outro]
I believe, regardless
I believe in everyone