Story Behind The Song

a response to the panic generated by Y2K

Song Description

existential dreamy pop ballad

Lyrics

Some say there?s a heaven waiting
Someday I?ll be on that plane
One way I?ll check out of here
I won?t be back again

And oh what a pretty picture
And oh what a lovely day
When all that?s left of these old bones dries up and blows away

Don?t want you to misunderstand me
So happy to be here on earth
But it?s not meant to last forever
For whatever that?s worth

Well we all need pieces of paper
And we all need places to stay
And we all need people to be there
No matter what we say

But in heaven it?s not about money
And in heaven it?s not who you know
And nobody cares where you come from
No matter where you go /Oh no oh no

And silly me
I never dreamed that we would live to see this century
Well now we?re here and we got the chance to do it better
All together
Take it slow and maybe we?ll find out what we need to know
Oh when we go

Some people just want to be happy
Some people want diamonds and gold
Some people don?t want to make trouble
They just do what they?re told
Well I don?t know who made up this story
And I don?t know how it?s going to end
But as long as we keep on pretending
We?re going around again

And silly me
I never thought that I would live to see this century
But now we?re here
And we got the chance to do it better
All together
Take it slow /And maybe we?ll see that we don?t need to know