a flower for your vanity
a penny for your thoughts
about the world's insanity
and how we've gotten lost
strike up the band to play a song
as we go waltzing by
and fake a smile as we all say goodbye

goodbye, oh, goodbye

say a prayer for recognition
kiss the ones you love
gather up the ammunition
sigh for all the lost
strike up the band to play a song
as we go waltzing by
and fake a smile as we all say goodbye

raise a glass for ignorance
drink a toast to fear
the beginning of the end has come
that's why we all are here
strike up the band to play a song
and try hard not to cry
and fake a smile as we all say goodbye
goodbye