Waiting For The End Of The World

Lyrics

The man from the television crawled into the train

I wonder who he's gonna stick it in this time

Everyone was looking for a little entertainment

So they'll probably pull his hands off when they find out his name

And then they shut down the power all along the line

And we got stuck in the tunnel where no lights shine

They got to touching all the girls who were too scared to call out

Nobody was saying anything at all

We were waiting for the end of the world

Waiting for the end of the world

Waiting for the end of the world

Dear Lord, I sincerely hope you're coming

'cause you really started something

Things got back to normal as the train began to roll again

We got to the station about twenty minutes later

The legendary hitchhiker says that he knows where it's at

Now he'd like to go to Spain or somewhere like that

With his two-tone Bible and his funny cigarettes,

His suntan lotion and his castanets

He was waiting for the end of the world

Waiting for the end of the world

Waiting for the end of the world

Dear Lord, I sincerely hope you're coming

'cause you really started something

And then the bride, the groom, the congregation and the priest

All got onto the train when we were three stations east, yeah

Hiding from a scandal in the national press

They had been trying to get married since they stole the wedding dress

You may see them drowning as you stroll along the beach

But don't throw out the lifeline till they're clean out of reach

Waiting for the end of the world

Waiting for the end of the world

Waiting for the end of the world

Waiting for the end of the world

Credits

• Written by: Elvis Costello
• Produced by: Nick Lowe
• Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar

The Shamrocks (a.k.a. Clover):

John McFee - guitar, pedal steel

Sean Hopper - piano, organ, backing vocals

Johnny Ciambotti - bass, backing vocals

Mickey Shine - drums

Nick Lowe - backing vocals

Discography

Albums:

• My Aim Is True, 1977
• Viva England, 1982 (Spain)
• My Aim Is True (reissue), Rykodisc/Demon, 1993
• My Aim Is True (Deluxe Edition), Rhino, 2001
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Singles:

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Collections:

• 2½ Years, 1993
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Alternate Versions:

• Waiting For The End Of The World (live at the El Mocambo, Toronto 1978-03-06)

Live At The El Mocambo, 1978 (Canadian promo)

Live At The El Mocambo, Rykodisc/Demon, 1993

2½ Years, 1993

Soundtracks:

• none

Various Artists collections:

• none

Covers

Recorded by:

• none
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Performed by:

• none
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Bootlegs

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