A flower for your vanity, a penny for your thoughts 
About the world's insanity and how we've gotten lost 
Strike up the band to play a song as we go waltzing by 
And fake a smile as we all say goodbye 

Goodbye, oh goodbye 

Say a prayer for recognition, kiss the ones you love 
Gather up the ammunition, sigh for all the lost 
Strike up the band to play a song as we go waltzing by 
And fake a smile as we all say goodbye 

Raise a glass for ignorance, drink a toast to fear 
The beginning of the end has come that's why we all are here 
Strike up the band to play a song and try hard not to cry 
And fake a smile as we all say goodbye 
Goodbye