Hey girl, run away Oh this worlds got nothing for you Hey girl, fly away I see your spirit drift like balloons Hey girl, don?t you cry You died on the day you were born Hey boy, don?t you fret You?ve been walking all day in bleeding shoes Hey boy, listen close The willows gonna whisper to you Well I saw you in the sad parade Laughing loud, your hair in braids Sad parade Hey girl, run away Oh you?re too pretty for this world Hey girl, sing it soft You?ll melt all the suburbs to sleep Hey boy, sleep it off All the bluebirds sold their wings here Hey boy, let her go
Your knuckles black from punching the wind Well I saw you in the sad parade Juggling fire on a big bright stage With wild mermaids The sad parade The sad parade And just like fireworks lighting up the night You and I, we explode and multiply And just like fireworks you gotta say goodbye Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye You gotta say goodbye Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye Well I saw you in the sad parade Drinking jet black lemonade And if you see me in the sad parade Don?t be scared, I?ll be okay But the whole world aches The sad parade The sad parade The sad parade