Drift away, just drift awaySometimes I wish I could just drift awayThey say there’s gonna be a river of bloodIt’s apocalypse nowSo we’re waiting for the floodThe ice is gonna melt, the water gonna riseAnd we’ll all go to hellSo they’re keeping us advisedWhile the dollar falls downThe yen gonna climbIt’s a moral declineAnd I’m losing my mindI think I’ll just drift awayTo that island of my dreamsLive in total fantasyClose my eyes and drift awayBack in the real worldThere’s tension everywhereAnd the smell of fearKeeps hanging around and polluting the airThe man on the news is going over the topNow he’ll say anything so his show don’t flopWall street’s down, so whatAnd according to astute market analysisThe world’s gonna stopThey shout the story to the nationPass on the panic to the populationThis is the end of civilizationIt’s all over nowChorus:Meanwhile, I just drift awayTo my island in the sunImaginary paradise, perfectionSometimes I wish I could just drift awayDrift away (drift away)Drift away (drift away)Drift away (drift away)Now all the politicians are running out of hopeThey’ve burned all their bridgesNow they just can’t copeAnd who do we blame now we’re all going broke? It’s that man over thereWho’s hanging from a ropeNewsmen winding up the nationA little bad news helps circulationPass on the panic to the populationIt’s all over, it’s all overIt’s all over nowTimes like this, I just drift awayTo my tropical fantasyLiving on coconuts growing on the treesSometimes I wish I could just drift awayDrift away, drift away, drift awayIt’s apocalypse now, drift awayRivers of blood, drift awayAnd the man on the news is going over the topChorus
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