From the recording Secrets of the Rabbit Hole
It really was a tidy little war...
Lyrics
The moon is full tonight my love
So gaze upon it long
It's the last time you'll see Paris
In the spring
Tomorrow turns another camera angle
To the dawn
In an atmosphere of fear and loathing
The emperor has got no clothing
Halfway through this tidy little war
Then we'll roll 'em out on Broadway
In some ticker tape parade
That looks brighter from above
Than from below
Keep your heart and soul below
That searchlight's probing beam
When retarded smart bombs tend to wander
Miles above the wild blue yonder
Halfway through this tidy little war
Save us from the plans we make
As we reach out to save our own mistakes
Mother Mary won't you pray for us
And not lead us all alone again
Lead us all alone again
Leave us all alone again
It's a nice night for a murder
As the temperature starts to rise
In the city of the lost
Where lovers cry
Did ya catch a whiff of ozone
Under heaven's somber skies?
In the end they say no guts no glory
Lost within a hero's story
Miles above this tidy little war
The moon is full tonight my love
So gaze upon it long
It's the last time you'll see Paris
In the spring
Tomorrow turns another camera angle
To the dawn
In an atmosphere of fear and loathing
The emperor has got no clothing
Halfway through this tidy little war
Save us from the plans we make
As we reach out to save our past mistakes
Mother Mary won't you pray for us
And not lead us all alone again
Lead us all alone again
Leave us all alone again