The End lyrics

Song information

Artist: The Doors
Album: Bright Midnight: Live In America

Lyrics

This is the end, beautiful friend
This is the end, my only friend
The end, of our elaborate plans
The end, of everything that stands
The end, no safety or surprise
The end
I'll never look into your eyes again

Can you picture what will be
So limitless and free
Desperately in need
Of some stranger's hand
In a desperate land

Lost in a roman wilderness of pain
And all the children are insane
All the children are insane
Waiting for the summer rain, yeah

There's danger on the edge of town
Ride the king's highway, baby
Weird scenes inside the gold mine
Ride the highway west, baby

Ride the snake
Ride the snake
To the lake, the ancient lake, baby
The snake is long, seven miles
Ride the snake
He's old, and his skin is cold

The west is the best
The west is the best
Get here, and we'll do the rest
The blue bus is callin' us
The blue bus is callin' us
Driver, where you taking us?

The killer awoke before dawn
He put his boots on
He took a face from the ancient gallery
And he walked on down the hall
He went into the room
Where his sister lived and
Then he
Paid a visit to his brother
And then he
He walked on down the hall, yeah
And he came to a door
And he looked inside

"Father?"
"Yes, son"
"I want to kill you!
Mother, I want to… waaaaaa"
Uh, well, all right, yeah!
Come on, mom, yeah!

Comon, baby, take a chance with us
Comon, baby, take a chance with us
Comon, baby, take a chance with us and
Meet me at the back of the blue bus
Doin' a blue rock
On a blue bus
Doin' a blue rock
C'mon, yeah…

Kill! kill! kill! kill! kill! kill!

This is the end, beautiful friend
This is the end, my only friend
The end, it hurts to set you free
But you'll never follow me
The end of laughter and soft lies
The end of nights we tried to die
This is the end

[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]

"Bright Midnight: Live In America" album track list