Empty World - Intellectual

[Verse 1]

I wish I could hear the B52s for the very first time again

Ricky and Fred, Kate, Cindy and Keith, forever and ever, Amen

I wish I could remember all the names of the trees

That used to grow at the back of the yard

And listen to the sound of the rain on the leaves

And see a raccoon's eyes light up in the dark

But it's an empty world

Empty world

I wish I would've learned karate

Or at least thought about learning karate

If I could've trained my body not to laugh at my brain

I could've maybе trained my brain to control my body

I wish I could see the lights come on onе by one in a block of flats

Each little square, well, there's a person in there

And I'd just sit around and think about that

But it's an empty world

Empty world

I miss the sound of karaoke cowboys trying to sing Sweet Caroline

I miss the rides I never rode on, and I even miss the lines

I miss the screaming of the kids on the tilt-a-whirl

Don't want to be in an empty world

I miss the sound of strangers lecturing

Other strangers about their children

I miss the different smells on every floor of my apartment building

I miss the kiss of summer beaches

And the filthy taste of soft-serve swirl

Don't want to be in an empty

Don't want to be in an empty world