Don't tell your mother we are going down Don't tell your brother we are skipping town And when the light begins to fizzle out and die Even to our friends we are gonna lie Don't tell no strangers it's the end of everything Don't tell no birdies they will cease to sing And when it all goes dark remember what we had You know we left a mark, but I can't say I'm glad Don't tell your mother we are going down Don't tell your brother we are skipping town And when the light begins to fizzle out and die Even to our friends we are gonna lie