Penny Dreadful

When I was young

And scared of the Lord

My mother would sing me a song

A tune that I keep in a sacred place

Because I know that my life won't be long

It tells of the place where you go

When your time here on Earth is through 

A beautiful place we call heaven 

Is it true?

Please God I pray that it's true 

'Cause once this land was heaven on earth 

Green hills were all you could see

But now it's soot and steel and brick

So it looks more like hell to me

And each day brings more and more suffering 

And each night is silence and fear 

And I wake to the sound of your voice 

But you're not here 

Why aren't you here?

So now I lay me down to sleep

I pray my Lord

My soul to keep

Please let me die before I wake

So the Lord my soul, can take?

Then maybe I'll finally find you

Midst the beauty of paradise 

And you'll sing not of dying but living 

Wouldn't that be nice?

Wouldn't that be nice?