Waiting for the End of the World Songtext
von Elvis Costello

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 touchin′ 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

Waiting for the end of the world
Waiting for the end of the world
Waiting for the end of the world