there’s nothing new in the world of song

somebody does somebody wrong

somebody finds something on the side

then tries to prove he got nothing to hide

& there’s nothing new in the world of song

nothing new in the world of song

man & woman try to keep it moving along

speed their lives down the middle line

holding blind and tight as ivy vines

& there’s nothing new in the world of song

numb the body cast off the name

it all comes back just the same

phone’s off the hook you wait for her call

boy meets world loses the girl

nothing new in the world of song

dark sky stars the moon (bright gong)

days comes up the dream goes down

stones mark souls set into the ground

& there’s nothing new in the world of song

though we should know better still we try

to mix the words into more than goodbye

pass the bottle wave the and

make something new in this world of song

nothing new in the world of song

candleflame flickers when the night blows long

when the sun marks a sky bright blue

the heart still burns for something new

and there’s (instrumental tag)

1988