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The man from the television crawled into the train
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 were to scared to call out.
Nobody was saying anything at all.


I wonder who he's gonna stick it in this time
We were waiting for the end of the world,
 
waiting for the end of the world,
Everyone was looking for a little entertainment
waiting for the end of the world.
 
Dear Lord I sincerely hope you're coming
So they'll probably pull his hands off when they find out his name
'cause you really started something.
 
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


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
And then the bride, the groom, the congregation and the priest
 
all got onto the train when we were three stations east, yeah.
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.
Hiding from a scandal in the national press
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.
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

Revision as of 01:03, 6 May 2009

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 were to 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.