They say Eden was a great place But that serpent had a sweet face When people gained the knowledge Eden died But they saw Eden rising In that fertile crescent lining And off we marched to make the story right 'Round the Tigris and Euphrates Headlines fly and we're still waiting For the good news that salvation rises here 'Round the Tigris and Euphrates I just wonder, is there really That old Eden dreamed before my knowlege came Seeing that Eden would I lose it? Would my actions take me to it? Would I chase it past the sunset through the night? Would it pull on how I feel 'til that Eden seemed so real? Would I fill my home with hope that it came true? Would the angels rising there need a flag to pay the fare to reach the heaven for the ones I love? Would the money and the power take the feeling of the hour, sing drive-by prayers pretending sweet support? 'Round the Tigris and Euphrates Headlines fly and we're still waiting For the good news that salvation rises here 'Round the Tigris and Euphrates I just wonder, is there really That old Eden dreamed before my knowlege came 'Round the Tigris and Euphrates Anthems part the lips of babies Singing sins the parents can't conceive 'Round the Tigris and Euphrates Hardware acts as judge and jury Making law the factory never sees 'Round the Tigris and Euphrates Symbols fill the crooks and cranies That mark turf from Chicago to Coeur d'Alene 'Round the Tigris and Euphrates We all love our heroes' faces But who believes that Eden they'll retrieve? Will that ancient garden sprout? Or is starlight somewhere else? I saw it 'round those stripes the other day Chasing Eden But it ran away