the last great american dynasty (the long pond studio sessions)

Rebekah rode up on the afternoon train

It was sunny

Her saltbox house on the coast

Took her mind off St. Louis

Bill was the heir to the Standard Oil name and money

And the town said, "How did a middle-class divorcée do it?"

The wedding was charming, if a little gauche

There's only so far new money goes

They picked out a home and called it "Holiday House"

Their parties were tasteful, if a little loud

The doctor had told him to settle down

It must have been her fault his heart gave out

And they said

"There goes the last great American dynasty"

"Who knows if she never showed up, what could've been"

"There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen"

"She had a marvelous time ruinin' everything"

Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set

Forever

Flew in all her Bitch Pack friends from the city

Filled the pool with champagne and swam with the big names

And blew through the money on the boys and the ballet

And losin' on card game bets with Dalí

And they said

"There goes the last great American dynasty"

"Who knows if she never showed up, what could've been"

"There goes the most shameless woman this town has ever seen"

"She had a marvellous time ruinin' everything"

They say she was seen on occasion

Pacing the rocks, staring out at the midnight sea

And in a feud with her neighbour

She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green

50 years is a long time

Holiday house sat quietly on that beach

Free of women with madness, their men and bad habits

And then it was bought by me

Who knows if I never showed up what could've been

There goes the loudest woman this town has ever seen

I had a marvellous time ruinin' everything

I had a marvelous time ruinin' everything

A marvelous time ruinin' everything

A marvelous time ruinin' everything

I had a marvelous time