Music: Marc Blitzstein
In this great city
Where will I find one peaceful, pretty spot
Where noise is not?
A bit of quiet,
Untouched by all the hectic riot
Would help things a lot.
Our tempo's automatic –
Science reveals.
Our pace is acrobatic –
Life moves on wheels
Here's my admission –
I haven't very much ambition
For the mad existence of our time.
Let's just be old fashioned.
Let's just be lazy.
The world's gone crazy
So stay in my arms.
My most dear; come close dear.
Don't be afraid to.
My hands were made to
Shield you from alarm.
What's all the shooting for?
Where are they rushing?
Whom are they rooting for?
Whom are they crushing?
Forget them or let them
Grow dim and hazy.
The world's gone crazy
So stay in my arms.
Let's lie here
Nearby here, midfield and daisy.
The world's gone crazy
So stay in my arms.
While millions of millions
Go wildly prancing,
I'll be romancing a song of your charms.
They dance a dance that kills –
Mad and defenseless.
Such jumping Jacks and Jills.
It's all so senseless.
I love you.
You love me.
That much is plain, dear.
The world's insane, dear:
So stay in my arms.