(Mike)
And the band played on
As the helicopters whirred
Drunk on the lawn in a nuclear dawn
My senses finally blurred
He was a rock, to the end, a solid reminder
Couldn't deny a friend
(Mike & Jian)
We lived in the noise and the sweet amber poison
(Mike)
Peekin' up the skirt of the end
And we'd drink, two gnarly dudes and some records
Much like plates of black food
(Mike & Jian)
We filled up our faces, saw some far places
(Mike)
Stood on the roof in the nude
(All)
And the band played on
As the helicopters whirred
Drunk on the lawn in a nuclear dawn
My senses finally blurred
(Mike)
Between poles, he said "We're like cows in the grass"
Brushing off flies
(Mike & Jian)
Chaise lounging around, standing up, falling down
(Mike)
Till we no longer opened our eyes
And we'd drink, ever notice how drinking's like war?
Cup o' troops o'er the gums
(Mike & Jian)
To the end of our health, a campaign 'gainst myself
(Mike)
Armed with bourbons and scotches and rums
(All)
And the band played on
As the helicopters whirred
Drunk on the lawn in a nuclear dawn
My senses finally blurred [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/m/moxy_fruvous/the_drinking_song.html ]
(Mike)
Think of bombs, we're poised on the edge of disaster
Whether it's right or it's wrong
(Mike & Jian)
We opened the window, played some Nintendo