Goodnight London

I thought I felt an earthquake
I thought I'd had a stroke
When the city full of people
Turned to shadows made of smoke

Now huddled with my wireless
And an atlas of the earth
I'll say my little words, yes, I
Will spin the globe and watch it die
And wish you all a fond goodbye
For what it may be worth

The bombers have been sighted over Paris
So now it's just a question of how long
And Pittsburgh, we'll remember you
And farewell, Buenos Aires
No one's left to see
The fires in Hong Kong

So goodnight London
Goodnight
Goodnight London
Goodnight

There goes Salt Lake City
Where my best friend Kelly lived
And through the static
I can hear the sendoff in Madrid

I kissed a girl from Moscow once
Now the Kremlin's ash
So please accept my little blessing song
I'll sing to all the lost as long as I'm alive
There goes Saigon in the mercy of the flash

The bombers have been sighted over Paris
So now it's just a question of how long
And Pittsburgh, we'll remember you
And farewell, Buenos Aires
No one's left to see
The fires in Hong Kong

So goodnight London
Goodnight
Goodnight London
Goodnight
Goodnight London
Goodnight
Goodnight London
Goodnight

And the stars above explode
Eternal ballet from the black
So maybe this is fitting that
We dance with light right back

I never got to know Australia
Sorry that I never wrote, Shanghai
Lower the curtain down on Memphis
Snuff out the candle on Mumbai

So goodnight London
Goodnight
Goodnight London
Goodnight
Goodnight London
Goodnight
Goodnight London
Goodnight
Goodnight

Goodnight