Take me back, take me home To the world that never To the world that never To the world that never was Take me back, take me home To the world that never To the world that never To the world that never was Cones and Roman candles in the sky, 4th of July The dog's crouched in the basement, dad was still alive The fading grain of super 8 makes everything seem really great And I look happy as a clam Take me back, take me home To the world that never, to the world that never To the world that never was Another birthday party with the braces on my legs The rented clown made cotton candy and animal balloons It looks like I had lots of friends, they laugh with me into the lens Hey, there's Carol Fango before she sliced her wrists Puts his arm around her tenderly Turning to the camera I can see The world that never The world that never The world that never