Petrojvic Blasting Company - Madame Selma lyrics

Madame Selma keeps on smiling selling postcards in the square In all the photographs the Sun keeps on shining And you can bet she's there- One life coated in glossy color The other coated in dust and blood You wouldn't think that she'd ever seen the difference But she did Oh it's been so long since my man's been gone And oh, what a woe for a woman in love to have to smile alone Well it's been so long since my man's been gone And oh ________ to have to die alone In Selma's cards there're no folks fighting No tattered cloth on splayed out bones Only the Ottoman painted forests And only the quaint old homes But war stepped on our poor old door-steps It's bloody boots on our welcome mat And Madame Selma started singing a low song about her man Oh it's been so long since my man's been gone And if he's gone for the rest of my days Will my love drag on? Well, it's been so long since my man's been gone And it's been so long since the right kind of man tried to take me home (Trombone solo) And one day all the soldier's came ______ By the joy they came Beautiful young boys they came a-marching The wheat fields waved their healthy hands The children ran their healthy hands Reaching for their fathers' hands ______ And through the streets the music sings ----- As if nothing had ever happened --- Cheering --- Well it's been so long since my man's been gone And it's been so long since the right kind of man tried to take me home Madame Selma keeps on smiling selling postcards in the square In all the photographs the sun keeps shining And you can bet she's there.