Night in Baghdad

by Laurie Anderson

From the album: Bright Red

Track 12 of 14 on Bright Red (1994).

Duration: 3:23

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Lyrics for Night in Baghdad

And oh it's so beautiful It's like the Fourth of July It's lie a Christmas tree It's like the fireflies on a summer night. And I wish I could describe this to you better. But I can't talk very well now Cause I've got this damned gas mask on. So I'm just going to stick this microphone out the window And see if we can hear a little better. Hello California? What's the weather like out there now? And I only have one question: Did you ever really love me? Only when we danced. And it was so beautiful. It was like the Fourth of July. It was like fireflies on a summer night.

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