Paradise In Distress

Golden Earring

Devil just bought a brand new 
Devil just bought a brand new 
Devil just bought a brand new 
Penthouse in heaven 
There goes the old neighbourhood 
There goes the old neighbourhood 
There goes the good old neighbourhood 
On a one way trip to hell! 
(Shake you sinner!) 


Jesus won't drive nothing 
But a shiny white mercedes 
And all the angels gotta settle 
For second-hand oldsmobiles 
The virgin Mary loses faith 
And starts a chain-reaction 
The Lord just stands there wheepin' 
Bitter tears in the rain 
Ain't that a shame.. 
(Shake you sinner!) 

Almost as if the bad guys 
Got the good guys on the run 
All in line of expectation 
In the eyes of the evil one 
Like a mad bull chargin' 
Through a closet 
Of porcelain 'made in china' 
Saddling up the righteous 
With nightmares full of trauma 


There's noone here 
There's nothing left 
No one here to kiss or bless 
This damp and dark unholy mess 
You could say: 
Paradise in distress! 


Behind the clouds 
There's a silver line 
The sun just can't stop waitin' 
To put a shine on a clear blue sky 
And kill the pessimist in me 
Meanwhile..