sitting in the dark alone at home
call from Toronto, pick up the phone
news on the other end of the line is bad
i�m afraid I can�t handle this tragedy

i�m not equipped for this abrupt end
i never got to hug you goodbye my friend
and though i knew the end was near
i was ignoring it because of my own fear

death it scares me out of my wits
makes me anxious �til i can�t even sit still
I�m a nervous wreck of a man
Who has no belief in a greater purpose or plan

so i�m going up to the Gatineau hills
i got a thousand and one little memories to kill
meet me in the summer on the lake
we�ll visit the forest where we used to make out

maybe we can relive the good ol� days
or start some new ones in the same type of haze
you�ve grown more beautiful with the years
and I�ve learned not to ignore my fears

can i kiss you with all my heart
i�d like this chance to start over
the world will end in a whisper too soon
maybe before the end of this tune

i haven�t got time to mourn for the dead
they�re not around to hear what I said
but you�re here and you hear me whether you want to or not
and until I get an answer we�re not leaving this spot

let me take you back in my arms
let down your guard and alarms
we can fall asleep under the stars
and dream of a time not too far
when we have our own son or daughter
and share a future filled with laughter

�cause before we even know it the opportunity is gone
faster than it even came along
will we regret the way it all ends
if we never even tried to mend?

this is the way the world ends
this is the way the world ends 
this is the way the world ends
this is the way the world ends