Housemartins - The World’s On Fire lyrics

There's a couple sunbathing on a freshly mown lawn in england<br>It's a house with a view and all you see is green and blue for miles<br>The local vicar has pretended that the church is well attended this morning<br>As he wanders without purpose to the sunday service he smiles<br>{oh-ho!} what a beautiful morning<br>{oh-ho!} what a beautiful day<br>{oh-ho!} what a sickening feeling<br>It took this long to make it, now we're throwing it away<br><br>Now, I was told not to play with fire<br>I said, look out church the flames grow higher<br>I said, watch those flames lick that spire<br>I said, look our church the falmes grow higher<br>{the world's on fire}<br><br>There's a curtain closed early in an upstairs room in england<br>There's a couple misbehabving when they should've been praising sunday<br>And there's a bounce in a walk and the neighbours stop to talk for hours<br>And when eyebrows are raised at the next song of praise come monday<br><br>{oh-ho!} what a beautiful morning<br>{oh-ho!} what a beautiful day<br>{oh-ho!} what a sickening feeling<br>It took this long to make it, now we're throwing it away<br><br>Now, I was told not to play with fire<br>I said, look out church the flames grow higher<br>I said, watch those flames lick that spire<br>I said, look our church the falmes grow higher<br>{the world's on fire}<br><br>The world's on fire!