The Ballad Of King Coyote

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Flyin' in a helicopter Watering the wildfire And watching the coyotes running for the hills Driving down the 405 now Dead coyotes on the roadside While the king stands watchin' from the shelter of the tree [Chorus] Give Coldwater Canyon back to the coyotes [Verse 2] Twirling past the gay bars and markets Past dealerships and pizza parlors Past domesticated dogs that are choking on the leash A big bad German Shepherd The coyotes got him surrounded And they tore that big dog into little bitty pieces [Chorus] Give Coldwater Canyon back to the coyotes [Verse 3] Last night in Benedict Canyon Coyote in a governor's mansion Standing in the middle of the big man's living room The Governor could not reach his shotgun He offered King Coyote a pension And the king tore the man's heart right out of his chest [Chorus] Give Coldwater Canyon back to the coyotes [Verse 4] Now the streets are empty And the beach fronts and the studio lots Forest grows over the freeway And the vines cover whole city blocks And all you can hear is that high and lonesome sound [Chorus] Give Coldwater Canyon back to the coyotes Give Las Vegas, Nevada back to the lions