[Verse 1]
When the red light shines
On the streets of hate
Where the devil dines
Who knows what he ate?

[Verse 2]
"It's a simple thing
Trying to stay afloat"
The captain said
Without his boat

[Verse 3]
Some things are getting better
Other things a little worse
It's a situation
Much like a curse

[Verse 4]
It's the devil's sidewalk (Greendale)
It's the devil's door (Greendale)
"I try to avoid it" (Greendale)
Waid the captain of the shore (Greendale)

[Verse 5]
There's a garden growing (Greendale)
And a million weeds (Greendale)
With no way of knowing (Greendale)
Who has done which deed (Greendale)
[Verse 6]
"That's an honest tale"
Said the helmsman to the mate
About a woman delicious
And a matter of fate

[Verse 7]
Big wheel's still rollin'
Down on me
One thing I can tell you
Is you got to be free

[Verse 8]
John Lennon said that
And I believe in love
I believe in action
When push comes to shove

[Verse 9]
"Who cares what you believe?"
Said the captain amazed
"If you stood in my shoes
Your eyes would be glazed"

[Verse 10]
So my fair damsel (Greendale)
Won't you take your leave? (Greendale)
Are you headed for the country? (Greendale)
Where you wear the green sleeve (Greendale)
[Verse 11]
And the children laugh (Greendale)
And the old folks sing (Greendale)
And the church bells toll (Greendale)
For a miraculous thing (Greendale)

[Verse 12]
Where the big red furnace (Greendale)
Just glows and glows (Greendale)
Where the big heart beats (Greendale)
Where the big wheel rolls (Greendale)