Every nobody asks to be born

Every nobody wishes to die

Everybody whiles away the interim time

Sworn to rise from the ruins by and by

The engines are droning with progress

The pistons are pounding out time

And it's you and me caught

In this juggernaut jaunt

Left to rise from the ruins down the line

We will roll like an old Chevrolet

The road to ruin is something to see

Hang on to the wheel

For the highway to hell needs chauffers

For the powers that be

Go and tell all your friends and relations

Go and say what ain't easy to say

Go and give them some hope

That we might rock this boat

And rise from the ruins one day

Ever try to carry water in a basket

Ever try to carry fire in your hand

Ever try to take on the weight

Of the everyday freight

Till you find that you're too weak to stand

Why so pale and wan fond lover

Why so downcast and desperately sad

We can walk

We can talk

We ain't yet pillars of salt

We will rise from the

Ruins while we can

We will rise from the

Ruins while we can

We will rise from the

Ruins while we can