[Intro]

One, two, ready, go

[Verse 1]

Pleasure is melting like chocolate

My blue ribbon gumption is gone

All my gravy must have soaked into something

[Chorus]

And the world

[Verse 2]

The filthy steps, the cold concrete

The phony earth below my feet

The ancient odor of the streets

[Chorus]

Yes, the world, it is a sponge

The world

[Verse 3]

And when the crisis passes

When the coast is clear

I'll be buffed down to a liquid

[Chorus]

And the world, it is a sponge

The world, it is a sponge

The world

[Verse 4]

Throughout this entire ugly outing

I've been mumbling the convex of what I should be shouting

But I'll soon be silent, you'll soon hear nothing

[Chorus]

'Cause the world, it is a sponge

The world, it is a sponge

The world, it is a sponge