Won't you come along with me To the Mississippi We'll take a boat to the land of dreams Steam down the river, down to New Orleans The band's there to meet us Old friends there to greet us Where all the proud and elite folks meet Heaven on earth, they

On the sunny side of the street Walked with no one and talked with no one And I had nothing but shadows Then one morning you passed And I brightened at last Now I greet the day and complete the day With the sun in my heart All my worry blew away When you

Back to the front Soldier boy, made of clay Now an empty shell Twenty one, only son But he served us well Bred to kill, not to care Do just as we say Finished here, greetings death He's yours to take away

On the sunny side of the street Walked with no one and talked with no one And I had nothing but shadows Then one morning you passed And I brightened at last Now I greet the day and complete the day With the sun in my heart All my worry blew away When you

I don't ever want to hate you So don't show me your bed The only roads are cul-de-sacs The only ends are dead It's not part of the plan So keep your charm where I can't see it And your hands where I can The first thing that she said Temptation, greets

You greet another son, you lose another one Fly's right by me and leaves a kiss upon her face While the angels are singin' his praises in a blaze of glory Mary stays behind and starts cleaning up the place Mary you're covered in roses, you're covered in

On the sunny side of the street Walked with no one and talked with no one And I had nothing but shadows Then one morning you passed And I brightened at last Now I greet the day and complete the day With the sun in my heart All my worry blew away When you

Meet the man that made me Greet the can that I came from Oh the fucking sacred heart of Jesus Blew it in the back room Feelin' like a real goon Slam the fuck aside, man I'm on, you're not I am the great big mouth

On the sunny side of the street Walked with no one and talked with no one And I had nothing but shadows Then one morning you passed And I brightened at last Now I greet the day and complete the day With the sun in my heart All my worry blew away When you

There little babe, don't you cry We got that sunny morning waitin' on us now There's a light at the end of the tunnel We can be worry-free Just take it from me Honey child Let me tell you now, child That morning sun is here to greet us With her loving