[Verse 1]

God made cities in heaven's image

The stars are only office buildings

Where angels work and flirt

With cleaning ladies wearing pleated skirts

Until the day when He says "rise"

And parts the ocean, fires the skies

Sends the operators home with puffy eyes

Shh before they hear us whisper cute GIs

[Chorus]

Kiss the postcards for the boys at war

XOXO, come home safe for us

Dannyboy, the pipes, the pipes are calling

Followed by a prayer

Catholicism is an aching, open prism

For the girls who sing to Dannyboy

And gives it up to any boy

[Verse 2]

Jonah jumped the holy bail

So God hired a bounty whale

And Davey shot Goliath

With a BB gun in Fort Lauderdale

Where tanning women rolled onto their backs

The smoking jackets tipped their hats

And felt safe and secure in their own skin

Outside, getting high, their children hold it in

[Chorus]

Kiss the postcards for the boys at war

XOXO, come home safe for us

Dannyboy, the pipes, the pipes are calling

Followed by a prayer (Show 'em what they're fighting for)

Catholicism is an aching, open prism for the girl (Dannyboy, you know the chords)