When the house was standing You'd never have believed it When the house was standing You'd never have believed The bricks and mortar, have all given way At first, they resisted, but then they began to sway How can you say, forever, is at your command? How can you say, the future's in the palm, in the palm of your hand? When the house was standing You'd never have believed it When the house was standing You'd never have believed That gaping hole, was, once a foundation Where you stand now were tools in a basement and How can you say, forever, is at your command? How can you say, the future's in the palm, in the palm of your hand?