Every few thousand years Come true man's greatest fears All the living things, Mother Nature brings To tears When the bombs are bursting in the air And the rockets are making that red glare Oh, I'm heading down, down to that good hope town Where the weather's fair ♪ So why don't you come away With me, my love We'll do what it takes, I'll keep you safe Why don't you stay by me When the time, it comes, we'll escape ♪ When the big one finally hits LA When Yellowstone has its day We're heading to the southern tip, on a plane or on a ship We'll do what it takes, we'll find a way And if that cloud forms up above No sign anywhere of a dove There'll be no reason left to stay, we'll try and live another day In a place where there's still love ♪ So why don't you come away With me, my love We'll do what it takes, I'll keep you safe Why don't you stay by me When the time comes, we'll escape ♪ (Oh, we'll escape) (Oh, we'll escape) So why don't you come away With me, my love We'll do what it takes, I'll keep you safe Why don't you stay by me When the time, when it comes, we'll escape, (we'll escape,) we'll escape