The World's On Fire - The Housemartins

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

Oh-ho!

What a beautiful morning

Oh-ho!

What a beautiful day

Oh-ho!

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 our church the falmes 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 a walk and the neighbours stop to talk for hours

And when eyebrows are raised at the next song of praise come Monday

Oh-ho!

What a beautiful morning

Oh-ho!

What a beautiful day

Oh-ho!

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 our church the falmes grow higher

(The world’s on fire)

The world’s on fire!