The End Lyrics - All Tomorrow's Parties - Nico

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 no surprise 

The end, I'll never look into your eyes again 

Can you picture what we'll 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 

There's danger on the edge of town 

Ride the King's highway, baby 

Weird scenes inside the gold mine 

Ride the highway west 

Ride the snake 

Ride the snake to the lake 

The ancient lake 

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 calling us 

The blue bus is calling us 

Driver, where're 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 to the room where his sister lived 

And then he paid a visit to his brother 

And then he, he walked on down the hall 

And he came to a door and he looked inside 

"Father?" "Yes, son?" 

"I want to kill you. Mother, I want to..." 

Come on, baby, take a chance with us 

Come on, baby, take a chance with us 

Come on, baby, take a chance with us 

And meet me at the back of the blue bus 

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