Heaven for the Holidays

[Verse 1]
Long, hot summer night
Kisses by the streetlight
Buttoned up, missed the bus
You'll never be home by midnight
It's a cruel world
It's a cruel world

[Verse 2]
Khrushchev, Kennedy
A little piece of history
Daddy said we're coming close
We took it with a pinch of glory
What a cruel world
It's a cruel world

[Chorus]
Heaven for the holidays, heroes on the radio
Heaven for the holidays, searching for a place to go
Hiding in the alleyway, choking on a cigarette
Heaven for the holidays, the sun's awful red
And it scares me to death, oh no

[Verse 3]
Back seat, heartbeat
Making out from memory
Hands up, heads low
Eyes looking out the window
At the cruel world
It's a cruel world

[Verse 4]
Space talk, moonwalk
It's all right, Ma
Prime time merchandise
It certainly pays to advertise
In the cruel world
It's a cruel world

[Verse 3]
Back seat, heartbeat
Making out from memory
Hands up, heads low
Eyes looking out the window
At the cruel world
It's a cruel world

[Chorus]
Heaven for the holidays, heroes on the radio
Heaven for the holidays, searching for a place to go
Hiding in the alleyway, choking on a cigarette
Heaven for the holidays, the sun's awful red
And it scares me to death, oh no

[Chorus]
Heaven for the holidays, heroes on the radio
Heaven for the holidays, searching for a place to go
Hiding in the alleyway, choking on a cigarette
Heaven for the holidays, the sun's awful red
And it scares me to death, oh no