forty years

Joe Jackson

Here in berlin - people line up to get in
To wait for the end - living in glorious sin
They?ve looked around - and now there is no looking back
To when rivers ran red - now it?s the sky that grows black
Shadows are cast as two giants roam over the earth
We light a match - but what is that little flame worth

Once allies danced and sang
But it was forty years ago

Here in d.c. - they talk about ?euro-disease?
And how the french are always so damn hard to please
Otions are passed in brussels but no one agrees
And no one walks tall - but no-one gets down on their knees

Once allies laughed and drank
But it was forty years ago

Where I come from
They don?t like americans much
They think they?re so loud, so tasteless, and so out of touch
Stiff upper lips are curled into permanent sneers
Self-satisfied
Awaiting the next forty years

Once allies cried and cheered
But it was forty years ago