Germany

Back in WWII the bombs kept dropping
This old city was smashed to the ground
And the orders were given to destroy everything
Even to bring that beautiful cathedral down
But the best bomber pilots, well
They all tried it and their aim was never true
As if the work of God or divine protection
Or that they just could not do what they were ordered to do

Today it still stands like a giant tombstone
A monument to a time long gone
To the old lady beggars with their faces to the ground
It's tall arch doorways are right where they belong

You know Hitler he would have been pissed I guess
But I'm glad that the good guys missed
No matter what you believe or how you feel about churches
Let me tell you, you really wanna see this
You'll be thankful those bombs didn't hit

We went south down the river to where the Rhine and the Basel meet
Stood on that small triangular ground
Where this country was founded on our own two feet
On the way we learned castles are smaller
In real life then they are in the fairy tales
But that realization didn't stop our fascination
As we explored the secret tunnels behind the safety rails
As we hopped over those safety rails...

We headed East and we crossed the border
The border that was no longer there
And although the fences and walls are long gone
The weight of their ghosts hung heavy in the air
The buildings all had different looks on their faces
They were standing strong and stout
Going 80 on the Audabon will really take you places
If you wanna learn history get out of your house

And all of the statues of Dresden looked mean and cold and angry
They've all got black faces that say, "You can never kill me!"
And our bus drove by Slaughterhouse 5 on the way to our campground
We ended up sleeping in a farmer's field cause two years ago the place was shut down
We went to the forest and we camped a few nights and then we said goodbye
To all the bakeries and the nice young bees that would always give us rides

And all the trains took us away!