i was a child of the grasslands with an oversized heart they gave me an inch and i d roam the whole yard and well past the corn fields there i d understand how the world is dust and i m dust and we re honest so if you want to play i m wide open i ll bring my friends mary and annie on down to the quarry and in the late autumn sun we ll find the words to dwell upon you said i m dust and you re dust and we re honest ooh ooh my name it means nothing my age it means less the country i come from is called the midwest and i was taught by the land to think right for myself and that the man knows all the rules but i know this yes and i m dust and you re dust and we re honest oh brave world how have you changed i m still unsure your hat is hung in the very same place your shoes are scuffed your shirt is untucked just more and more impatient oh brave world how have you changed i m still unsure your hat is hung in the very same place your shoes are scuffed your shirt is untucked just more and more impatient