It’s Never a Mistake to Say Goodbye

Lyrics

Why don't we worry about nuclear war? We don't build bomb shelters in every yard, anymore Our dreams aren't haunted by that unearthly light The hopes and fears of sixty years don't keep us up at night Tiger got to sleep, bird's got to land Man's got to tell himself that he understands Scientists puzzle, politicians lie It is never a mistake to say goodbye Poets and painters call for nuclear war We need disaster to know what we're here for Annihilation has a funny way of focusing the mind The hopes and fears of all these years are finally solved tonight Tiger got to hunt, bird has to fly You don't ever have to wait to say goodbye Every night I worry, every night I cry Every night I wonder, "why, why, why, why, why?" Why don't we worry about nuclear war? What keeps us up at night like we were before? What makes the human race keep all our promises If we don't have a mortal fear keeping us honest? You better learn this lesson as soon as you are able No damn cat and no damn cradle Each one of us destroys a world at the moment that we die It is never a mistake to say goodbye Why don't we worry about nuclear war? We don't build bomb shelters in every yard, anymore Our dreams aren't haunted by that unearthly light The hopes and fears of sixty years are still with us tonight