There’s madness in the streets of the old town
And dreams that catch fire in the night
Ghosts lurk in the shadows of the alleys
They’re hurting and they want to make things right
Frankie only said that he was hungry
He never asked if she would be his wife
She didn’t have to make him quite so nervous
She really didn’t mean to pull a knife
Just give me thirty seconds of forever
It’ll just take half a minute of your time
I’ll teach you how to dance the light fandango
Weave poems from the cobwebs in your mind
The farmer he hangs thistles on a barbed wire fence
The housewife hangs her washing on the line
The soldier hangs his life on God and mercy
The poet hangs his vision on a rhyme
Ain’t no heroes left in heaven
I swear I heard the angels cry
They’ve all gone to join the army
Gone to fight for you and I
Oh give me thirty seconds of forever
It’ll just take half a minute of your time
I’ll teach you how to dance with moonbeams
And light up the world with the stars inside your eyes
The preacher cries thank God that I’m a sinner
It’s only doing wrong that helps me know what’s right
You may think Lucifer is your best friend
But trust me he’s just a parasite
I saw Jesus walking in the moonlight
He turned around and looked me in the eye
Said ‘Don’t I know you?’ in a voice as smooth as velvet
I said ‘Maybe’ and he gave me a wry smile
Just give me thirty seconds of forever
It’ll just take half a minute of your time
I’ll teach you the secret of forgiveness
It’s just a different way of looking through the light
Full moon riding on a high wind
Storm clouds racing cross the sky
Molly’s staring out the window
She’s still got a love light in her eyes
I remember the old town square
Vivaldi and Bach drift through the night
Baroque angels and snow on your hair
I said ‘I love you’ and held you as you cried
Just give me thirty seconds of forever
It’ll just take half a minute of your time
I want you to know that I’d die happy
If I could once more feel your skin soft against mine
