When the lights go on again all over the worldvaughn monroe and his orchestrawritten by eddie seller, sol marcus, and bennie benjaminpeaked at # 1 in 1943competing version by lucky millinder hit # 12title song from the 1944 film<intro-muted cornets and trombones>*when the lights go on again all over the world*and the boys are home again all over the worldand rain or snow is all that may fall from the skies abovea kiss won't mean "goodbye" but "hello to love"when the lights go on again all over the worldand the ships will sail again all over the worldthen we'll have time for things like wedding rings and free hearts will singwhen the lights go on again all over the world<instrumental break>when the lights go on again all over the worldtranscriber's note: this was a mid-ww2 song. *title* refers to the practice of having to black out possible bombing targets and to avoid back-lighting torpedo targets for offshore u-boats.