Paradise Etc. Songtext
von Peter Case

The road I′ve been on since I was two
Well I just found out that it don't go through
Payday passed, my ship came and went
The apocalypse is over and I still owe rent
They say love begins when the heart turns stone
Prayer is learned when you can′t go on
My heart's been rocked, my road is blocked
Is that rain I hear drip drop, drip drop?

I'm bound for cloudland, dreamland, fairyland
Canaan, gosh and Shangri-La
Elysium, Arcadia, paradise et cetera

Well she says "So what? I don′t care"
Laughs at the mention of underwear
Gets mad and pouts when it′s time to eat
I'm afraid she′ll run out in the street
Well I'm in charge but I get delayed
I may be large but I hesitate
I know everything′s gonna work out fine
When we get across that borderline


We'll be in cloudland, dreamland, fairyland
Canaan, gosh and Shangri-La
Elysium, Arcadia, paradise et cetera

The blistering, the high life
Seventh heaven on cloud nine
The realm of light, the world above
Milk and honey and a snow white dove
The land of bliss and la-ti-da
Oh that′s paradise et cetera

Now the got rocks are home in bed
With the newlyweds and the nearly dead
I'm stuck in this primordial ooze
With a case of flying saucer blues
Well this could be my last broadcast
If I don't think of something fast
They say I sang and the song would come
To break the hearts of everyone

Down here in cloudland, dreamland, fairyland
Canaan, gosh and Shangri-La
Elysium, Arcadia, paradise et cetera
Paradise et cetera
Paradise et cetera