sad songs and lullabies are singign the world goodnight sleep tight little world sirens on christmas day bad luck is here to stay i m watching the world go by i m counting out the seconds between thunder and lightning the rain is nature s copper wire it s wrapped around my feet and i m standing in a field the widest open field pack my bags and i am on my way one last look at how things used to be i ll burn a fire that you can see you ll swim ashore and rescue me we ll build a ship and sail to sea and start our very own country i m taking abalonia