[Intro]

Oh, well imagi

ne, as I'm pac

ing the pews i

n a church cor

ridor,
            
and I can't he

              
lp but to hear

              
, no I can't h

            
elp but to hea

r an exchangin

g of words:

"What a beauti

ful wedding! W

hat a beautifu

l wedding!" sa

ys a bridesmai

d to a waiter.
            
"Yes, but what

              
 a shame, what

              
 a shame, the 

       
poor groom's b

ride is a


[Prechorus]
            
Yeah we're fee

ling so good

Picking up thi

ngs we shouldn

't read
              
It looks like 

              
the end of his

            
tory as we kno

w
              
It's just the 

 
end of the wor

ld
             
Back to the st

           
reet where we 

began
            
Feeling as goo

             
d as love, you

             
 could, you ca

    
n

Into a place w

here thoughts 

can bloom
              
Into a room wh

              
ere it's nine 

            
in the afterno

on
        
And we know th

at it could be

And you know t

hat it should
              
And you know t

              
hat you feel i

   
t too


[Chorus]
            
And let the su

             
n rain down on

 
 me
           
Give me a sign
         
I want to beli

eve

Woah, Mona Lis

a,
            
You're guarant

        
eed to run thi

s town
             
Woah, Mona Lis

  
a,
              
I'd pay to see

      
 you frown


[Verse 1]
 
Are you nasty?

I love her any

way
 
Ohhhh
A lover on the left
              
A sinner on th

  
e right
             
Just lay in th

       
e atmosphere
             
A casual affai


r

(Hush-hush, don't you say a word)
             
Lay in the atm

 
osphere
      
A casual affai

r


[Verse 2]
N.C.
I'm taking back the crown
              
I'm all dresse

          
d up and naked
              
I see what's m

         
ine and take i

t

Oh yeah
    
The crown...
              
So close I can

  
 taste it
              
I see what's m

         
ine and take i

t

Oh yeah

You can set yo

urself on fire

, hey!

You can set yo

urself on fire

, hey!


[Chorus]
            
I pray for the

      
 wicked for th

e weekend
             
Mama, can I ge

           
t another amen

?
            
Oh, oh, it's S

              
aturday night,


 yeah
            
Swear to God, 

            
I ain't ever g

onna repent
             
Mama, can I ge

           
t another amen

?

Oh, oh, it's S

aturday night,

 yeah
         
It's Saturday,

         
 Saturday, Sat

 
urday
            
Had to have hi

              
gh, high hopes

    
 for a living
              
Shooting for t

            
he stars when 

              
I couldn't mak

    
e a killing
              
Didn't have a 

            
dime but I alw

          
ays had a visi

on
            
Always had hig

             
h, high hopes

            
Had to have hi

              
gh, high hopes

      
 for a living
            
Didn't know ho

              
w but I always

       
 had a feeling
            
I was gonna be

              
 that one in a

 
 million
            
Always had hig

             
h, high hopes