When the Sky Comes Tumblin' Down Songtext
von Brian Setzer

I used to search for the ideal girl
The perfect little pretty mess
I used to search for the ideal world
But now I think it don′t exist
So many times I've been so afraid
So many ways I felt so betrayed
We get together on a Saturday night
And watch the whole world cave in
Little girl, I wanna know
What you look for in a man
Is he tall, dark, and handsome
With a continental tan?
I just wanna be around
When the big one hits the ground
I don′t wanna make a sound
When the sky comes tumbling
Sky comes tumbling down
I used to worry about the job that I had
I barely made enough to survive
Man, I'd worry about the life that I led


Sometimes I barely made it home alive
But now I don't need to worry
No need to rush, there′s no need to hurry
You don′t need a new job (No)
You don't need a new wife (What?)
You don′t need to go far in your life (Yeah)
Little girl, I wanna know
What you look for in a man
Does he have a lot of money
Even more than you can stand?
I just wanna be around
When the big one hits the ground
I don't wanna make a sound
When the sky comes tumbling
Sky comes tumbling down
I used to play in a ten-inch band
I always ended up on my own
But now I play in a skeleton band
Nothing but skin and bone
Oh no, I don′t need sedation
I got my daily dose of radiation
(We get together on a Saturday night
And watch each other's hair fall out)
Little girl, I wanna know
What you look for in a man
Does he sell a lot of records
With his California band?
I just wanna be around
When the big one hits the ground
I don′t wanna make a sound
When the sky comes tumbling
Sky comes tumbling down
Yeah, just keep the one you got
You don't need to go anywhere in this life, baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
I don't know
Care about this, baby, care about this
Care about this, baby, oh, care about this