all the people on the village green are gathered round their tv screens to hear the government about to speak for soldier boys and jesus freaks they go to heaven on their holidays the congregation hopes and prays they leave their letters in the mail box for lonely souls they could not save off and on i used to hear the call when she was just a baby doll and all around the world the holy men will twist the words of way back when she will kiss the sky and shelter the world from the rain put on a record on the jukebox she might dance the night away on and on we go but the restless world outside may soon explode and there s no place we might hide  on and on we go but the rest of the world outside may soon explode and there s no place we might hide and on we go til we kiss this world goodbye and on and on and on and on all the people on the village green are gathered round their tv screens to hear the government about to speak for soldier boys and jesus freaks