On the World’s Last Night

On the world’s last night I want to talk to you

I want to look at your eyes and see the light shine through

I want to hear your voice fall on my ears

I want to feel your hands at the end of my years

my Mother told me there’s a river to cross

but for all of my life I’ve been trying to get lost

On the world’s last night I want to talk  with you

before our friends and our bodies and the oceans are through

won’t you look at the moon coming up over the hills

pretend the sun is rising and it always will

There’s a Venus in Rome and in the Milky Way

they never mattered less than they do today

I’ll leave them out there, I’m staying right here

they could fall into Hell and I wouldn’t care

I’ve traveled the world, I’ve worn out my feet

I’ll put my head on your chest to feel your heart beat.

On the world’s last night I want to talk  with you

before our friends and our bodies and the oceans are through

won’t you look at the moon coming up over the hills

pretend the sun is rising and it always will

What was the name of your very first dog?

When did you find out about Santa Claus?

What’s the last song you heard that made you weep?

Can you hear your mother singing you to sleep?

Were you scared to death when you heard your father shout?

Would you let me say your name as the lights go out?

On the world’s last night I want to talk  with you

before our friends and our bodies and the oceans are through

won’t you look at the moon coming up over the hills

pretend the sun is rising and it always will

pretend the sun is rising and it always will

pretend the sun is rising and it always will