The World's On Fire

There's a couple sunbathing on

A freshly mown lawn in england

It's a house with a view and all you see

Is green and blue for miles

The local vicar has pretended that

The church is well attended this morning

As he wanders without purpose to

The Sunday service he smiles

What a beautiful morning

What a beautiful day

What a sickening feeling

It took this long to make it

Now we re throwing it away

Now, I was told not to play with fire

I said, look out church the flames grow higher

I said, watch those flames lick that spire

I said, look out church the flames grow higher

(The world's on fire)

There's a curtain closed early in

An upstairs room in england

There's a couple misbehaving when

They should've been praising Sunday

And there's a bounce in the walk and

The neighbors stop to talk for hours

And when eyebrows are raised at

The next song of praise come Monday

What a beautiful morning

What a beautiful day

What a sickening feeling

It took this long to make it

Now we re throwing it away

Now, I was told not to play with fire

I said, look out church the flames grow higher

I said, watch those flames lick that spire

I said, look out church the flames grow higher

(The world's on fire)