weeping like the ghost of winter we watch our tears kiss ash and turn to steam we walk on hot coals where a stream meandered tarred and tanned we flex and count the tumours on our hands spreading swiftly now for this we waited just a lifetime sun blessed mirror shaded mad dogs blow a kiss we ll all fall over hunting the oasis but there s only cola sensurround a technicolour thrill it costs a fortune so it must be real for just a little sip we ll keep waiting and some of us work underground we dug a hole and settled down we waited for the gentle sound of steady rain to soak the ground and raattle on our ventilator guess the time we sat there waiting yes you guessed we waited just a lifetime and dragons walked the earth again parrafin was free a fire eater went insane and torched the final tree and one fine say the planet crumbled just cos someone sneezed for this we waited just a lifetime