Lana Del Rey
When the World Was at War Before We Just Kept Dancing
Lust for Life, 2017

[Verse]

            
Girls, don't f

             
orget your pea

rls
              
and all of you

    
r horses
              
as you make yo

    
ur way across 

the pond
            
Girls, don't f

             
orget your cur

ls
              
and all of you

    
r corsets
              
memorize them 


in a little so

ng

[Bridge]

             
Shake it up, t

              
hrow your hand

              
s up and get l

 
oose
              
Cut a rug, lea

              
n into the fuc

       
king youth
              
Choreo we just

              
 want the fuck

      
ing truth 

(told by the frightened)

[Chorus]

          
Is it the end 

of an era?
           
Is it the end 

of America?
          
Is it the end 

of an era?
           
Is it the end 

of America?
    
No, oh...
              
It's only the 

   
beginning
              
If we hold on 


to hope
              
we’ll have a h

       
appy ending

[Refrain]

              
When the world

       
 was at war be

fore
            
we just kept d

ancing
              
When the world

       
 was at war be

fore
            
we just kept d

ancing

[Verse]

            
Boys, don't fo

           
rget your toys
              
and take all o

        
f your money
              
if you find yo

     
u're in a fore

ign land
            
Boys, don't ma

              
ke too much no


ise
              
and don't try 

       
to be funny
              
other people m


ay not underst

and

[Bridge]

             
Shake it up, t

              
hrow your hand

              
s up and get l

 
oose
              
Cut a rug, lea

              
n into the fuc

       
king youth
              
Choreo we just

              
 want the fuck

      
ing truth

(told by the frightened)

[Chorus]

          
Is it the end 

of an era?
           
Is it the end 

of America?
          
Is it the end 

of an era?
           
Is it the end 

of America?
    
No, oh...
              
It's only the 

   
beginning
              
If we hold on 


to hope
              
we’ll have a h

       
appy ending

[Refrain]

              
When the world

       
 was at war be

fore
            
we just kept d

ancing
              
When the world

       
 was at war be

fore
            
we just kept d

ancing

[Break]

              
And we'll do i

    
t again

(oh my god, did it from loving you)
              
And we'll do i

    
t again

(oh my god, did it from loving you)
              
We'll do it ag


ain

(did it from, did it from loving you)
              
We'll do it ag


ain

(when the world was at war)

[Chorus]

          
Is it the end 

of an era?
           
Is it the end 

of America?
          
Is it the end 

of an era?
           
Is it the end 

of America?

[Refrain]

              
When the world

       
 was at war be

fore
            
we just kept d

ancing
              
When the world

       
 was at war be

fore
            
we just kept d

ancing

[Outro]

              
And we'll do i

   
t again
              
And we'll do i

   
t again