My friends know what’s in store
I won’t be here anymore
I’ve packed my bags
I’ve cleaned the floor
Watch me walking
Walking out the door
In my mind,
I’m going to Carolina…
Can’t you see the sunshine,
Can’t you just see the moonshine…
I’m already gone…
Carry on without me…
So hush now, my darling, my sweet little one
I hope that you never have to do what Ive done Do you know what I've done? Why Im going away? On the last boat leaving this stinking town
Its the last boat leaving, its the last boat leaving
Hush, hush
I thought I heard her calling my name now
Hush, hush
She broke my heart but I love her just the same now
Hush, hush
Thought I heard her calling my name now
Hush, hush
I need her loving and I’m not to blame now
He held two roses within his hand
Two roses he gave to you
The red rose tells you of his passion
The white rose his love so true
Hush hush, sweet Charlotte
Charlotte, don’t you cry
Hush hush, sweet Charlotte
He’ll love you till he dies
I realize the way your eyes deceive me
With tender looks that I mistook for love
So take away the flowers that you gave me
And send the kind that you remind me of
Paper roses, paper roses,
Oh how real those roses seem to me
But they’re only imitation
Like your imitation love for me
She made artificial flowers, artificial flowers,
Flowers for ladies of fashion to wear;
She made artificial flowers, you know those artificial flowers,
Fashions from Annie’s despair.
They seek him here
they seek him there
His clothes are loud
But never square
It will make or break him so he’s got to buy the best
'Cause he’s a dedicated follower of fashion
There’s a brand new dance
But I don’t know its name
That people from bad homes
Do again and again
It’s big and it’s bland
Full of tension and fear
They do it over there
But we don’t do it here
Fashion, turn to the left
Fashion, turn to the right
Ooh fashion
We are the goon squad and we’re coming to town
Beep-beep, beep-beep
You got that long hair, slicked back, white t-shirt
And I got that good girl faith and a tight little skirt
And when we go crashing down, we come back every time
'Cause we never go out of style
We never go out of style
For all I know
This might be my last night
That’s how it goes, there’s no one
I would rather be lying beside
When it all comes crashing
When it all comes crashing
(“All Comes Crashing,” Metric)
Saw my picture in the paper
Read the news around my face
And now some people
Don’t want to treat me the same
When the walls come tumblin’ down
When the walls come crumblin’ crumblin’
When the walls come tumblin’ tumblin’ down
One by one I’ve seen em fall
Some just don’t show up at all
I’m just here to fight the fire
Oh a man ain’t a man 'less he has desire
And the walls come down
And the walls come down
When the walls come down
When the walls come down
Joshua fought the battle of Jericho, Jericho, Jericho
Joshua fought the battle of Jericho
An’ the walls come tumblin’ down.
When I move, it’s an earthquake, rumble
I won’t ever-ever fall, never stumble
And I don’t need to be humble
Break down walls like Jericho, crumble
The lunatic is on the grass
The lunatic is on the grass
Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs
Got to keep the loonies on the path
The lunatic is in the hall
The lunatics are in my hall
The paper holds their folded faces to the floor
And every day the paperboy brings more
Don’t stop now a c’mon
another drop now c’mon
I wanna lot now so c’mon
That’s right, that’s right
I said Mama but we’re all crazy now
I said Mama but we’re all crazy now
I said Mama but we’re all crazy now
Crazy people walking around
With blood in their eyes
And all she wants to do is dance, dance, dance
Wild-eyed pistol wavers
Who aren’t afraid to die
And all she wants to do is
All she wants to do is dance
Guess who just got back today?
Them wild-eyed boys that’d been away
Haven’t changed, hadn’t much to say
But man, I still think them cats are crazy
They were askin’ if you were around
How you was, where you could be found
Told them you were livin’ downtown
Drivin’ all the old men crazy
Everybody (oh yeah) rock your body (oh yeah)
Everybody Backstreet’s back all right!