Grace Cathedral Hill

[Verse 1]

Grace Cathedral hill

All wrapped in bones of setting sun

All dust and stone and moribund

I paid twenty-five cents to light a little white candle

[Verse 2]

For a New Year's Day

I sat and watched it burn away

Then turned and weaved through slow decay

We were both a little hungry, so we went to get hot dog

[Verse 3]

Down the Hyde Street Pier

The light was slight and disappeared

The air, it stunk of fish and beer

We heard a Superman trumpet play the national anthem

[Chorus]

And the world may be long for you

But it'll never belong to you

But on a motorbike

When all the city lights blind your eyes tonight

Are you feeling better now?

Are you feeling better now?

Are you feeling better now?

[Verse 4]

Some way to greet the year

Your eyes all bright and brim with tears

The pilgrims, pills, and tourists here

Will sink fifty-three bucks to buy a brand new halo

[Verse 5]

Sweet on a green-eyed girl

All fiery Irish clip and curl

All brine and piss and vinegar

I paid twenty-five cents to light a little white candle

[Chorus]

And the world may be long for you

But it'll never belong to you

But on a motorbike

When all the city lights blind your eyes tonight

Are you feeling better now?

Are you feeling better now?

Are you feeling better now?

[Outro]

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