Long Daddy Green

Long Daddy Green is an old, old friend
He hangs around the rainbows end
Dealing out dreams from a pot full of fortune and fame
Fanning the flame
Hear him calling your name
Long Daddy Green is a fly by night
You turn around, he's out of sight
Seems he's your fair weather friend and your foul weather foe
The wind starts to blow
Daddy Green starts to go
The lies he tells aren't new to you
You're not naive
You know he won't be true to you
Still you believe
You believe
Long Daddy Green chops you down to size
With flausier laws and fast good-byes
He comes around when you feel about ten feet tall
To make you feel small
Just like you're nothing at all
You sure know how to treat your friends mean
Long Daddy Green
You'll try to tug his sleeve one day
Your hopes are high
He'll turn around and walk away
But still you try
Still you try
Long Daddy Green likes to disappear
Pretend that he is nowhere near
Then he'll come tap at your window and scratch at your screen
He sure can be mean
Long Daddy Green
You sure know how to treat your friends mean
Long Daddy Green