One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. Just a merchant livin' on the street of our Hot cakes, that's tough to beat I'll do it, I'll pay you at another time Take it to the end of the line Wrecked the rich and dull, so they say You gotta keep pushin' for the fortune and fame It's all a gamble when it's just a game You treat it like a capital crime Everybody's doin' their time Take me down to the paradise city Where the grass is green and the bells are ringing Take me home, yeah Take me down to the paradise city Where the grass is green and the bells are ringing Take me home Scrunched at the chair of the city's gas chamber While I'm here I can't quite remember I was hurting down, said it's happening to breathe I'll have another cigarette, but I can't see Tell me when you're gonna leave Take me down to the paradise city Where the grass is green and the bells are ringing Take me home, yeah Take me down to the paradise city Where the grass is green and the bells are ringing I want you to take me home So far away So far away So far away So far away Crashed in America, been torn apart now You look like death with a broken heart Turn me around, take me back to the start I must be losing my mind, are you blind? I've seen enough of good times Take me down to the paradise city Where the grass is green and the bells are ringing I want you to take me home, yeah Take me down to the paradise city Where the grass is green and the bells are ringing I want you to please take me home Take me down, take me round Take me home Take me down to the paradise city Where the grass is green and the girls are red I want you to take me home Yeah Oh, yeah Oh, yeah Oh, yeah Oh, baby, please take me home Take me down to the paradise city Where the grass is green and the girls are red I want you to please take me home Take me down, take me round I want you to please take me home Take me down, take me round I want you to take me home I want to go, I want to go I want you to please take me home I want to sing, I'm so used to being Open my ears, try to take me home Take me down to the paradise city Where the grass is green and the girls are red I want you to please take me home Take me down, take me round Take me home Take me down to the paradise city Where the grass is green and the girls are red I want you to please take me home Oh, yeah Look out! Ow!