I want the world to stop
I want the world to stop (I want the world to stop)Give me the morning (give me the understanding)I want the world to stop (I want the world to stop)Give me the morning, give me the afternoonThe night, the night
Let me step out of my shellThat’s wrapped in sheets of milky winter disorderLet me feel the air again, the talk of friendsThe mind of someone my equal
I want the world to stop…
Tinseltown has followed me from tinseltown toGrey adorable city by the docksGirls will walk in moving air the sun hangs low the girls don’t careAs they paint themselves at dusk.
I want the world to stop…
Towns’ and cities’ populations up and growThe workers move to the suburbsIn between I watch and goI run along side rush hour traffic a prayer for every car
I want the world to stop…
I want to write a message to youEveryday at 10 o clock in the eveningYellow pearl my city isThis is your art this is your Balzac your Brookside and your Bach